Language policy in Japan : the challenge of change / Nanette Gottlieb.

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"Over the last thirty years, two social developments have occurred that have led to a need for change in language policy in Japan. One is the increase in the number of migrants needing opportunities to learn Japanese as a second language, the other is the influence of electronic technologies on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gottlieb, Nanette, 1948-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Second language acquisition > Japan.
Linguistics > Study and teaching > Japan.
Language and culture > Japan.
Citizenship > Japan.
Japan > Languages.
Language policy > Japan.
Japanese language > Political aspects.
Physical Description:xiv, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Language ideology, planning and policy; 2. The language needs of immigrants; 3. Foreign languages other than English in education and the community; 4. Technology and language policy change; 5. National language policy and an internationalising community.