Navigating English Policy and Practice in Japan’s Primary Schools - Couverture rigide

Ferguson, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1836681518 ISBN 13 : 9781836681519

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2025

Synopsis

This book investigates recent changes in language education policy and the implementation of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Japan’s public elementary schools. Through interviews with policymakers, school principals and elementary school teachers, it examines the challenges in creating, transmitting and applying this new language policy. It reveals not only the contents of language policy documents, but the political and socioeconomic rationale for introducing EFL into Japan’s national curriculum. This book will aid understanding of various macro-level discourses, such as progressive and conservative views of schooling in Japan and how globalization has affected attitudes toward English education. It will be of interest to researchers in language policy and planning, second language acquisition, second language teacher education and Japanese studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Ferguson is Associate Professor of Languages and Education at Kindai University, Japan. Following 30 years as a language teacher in Japan, his work explores educational linguistics, language policies, English education for young learners and language teacher education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1836681518
• ISBN 13: 9781836681519
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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