This book examines the ideological underpinnings of language-in-education policies that
explicitly focus on adding a new language to the learners' existing repertoire. It examines …

This book uses a narrative-oriented approach to shed light on the processes of identity
construction and development among Japanese university students of English. The …

This book draws on a range of sources, including tales of castaways, fictional narratives, and
interviews with teachers in conversation schools and universities in Japan, to explore many …

English-medium instruction (EMI) is a growing trend in Japan, but it is not entirely new. This
paper surveys the history of EMI in Japan to provide insight into the current context. In the …

This paper explores the effects of different political ideologies on language, using as
examples three historical stages and three political periods in the history of Iran, and the …

This book provides an in-depth exploration of psychological phenomena affecting language
learning within a social learning space. Drawing on the literature from identity in second …

English language education is a highly controversial issue in Japan. Some claim that the
Japanese education system had been generally recognized as one of the most successful …

Recently, Japanese higher education has decided to transition from a traditional teacher-
centered to a more student-centered, communicative classroom. One promising possibility …

In Japan, neoliberal discourses rationalize English language proficiency as a pathway to
meritocratic reward and success in the global knowledge economy. With this ideology in …

This study empirically investigated the invisibility, or symbolic annihilation, in Japanese
English education of social groups at risk of marginalization. To do so, I assembled a corpus …