Language and Education in Japan

Unequal Access to Bilingualism
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-35324-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

The first critical ethnography of bilingual education in Japan. Based on fieldwork at five different schools, this examines the role of schools in the unequal distribution of bilingualism as cultural capital. It argues that schooling gives children unequal access to bilingualism thus socializing them into different futures.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kanno, Y.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Framing the Study Nichiei Immersion School Zhonghua Chinese Ethnic School Hal International School Sugino Elementary School Midori Elementary School Imagined Communities and School Policies and Practices Student Bilingualism and Identities Conclusions: Unequal Access to Bilingualism Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

YASUKO KANNO is Associate Professor of TESOL in the College of Education at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. Her research interests include bilingual education, multilingual and multicultural identities, and sociocultural experiences of language minority students. She is author of . She serves on the editorial boards of the and the .