Description
Book SynopsisExamining language support practices in both formal and nonformal education, ranging from public night school to community-based language classes, this volume encourages the development of systems in Japan that foster equitable and inclusive language policies.
Trade ReviewThis book is a timely and invaluable addition to the descriptive research on community-based efforts to provide Japanese-language instruction to foreign residents. The contributors, from scholars to on-the-ground actors, lucidly make the case for moving past the ad hoc to a language education policy that is more coherent and immigrant-centered. English readers will have at hand a work with a solid range of detailed, nuanced perspectives that discuss the missteps, challenges, and promises of this key facet of Japan's emergent multiculturalism.
-- Aoi Tsuda, University of Notre Dame
This volume—the outcome of longstanding engaged scholarship—not only critically examines policy but is deeply committed to practice and gives voice to a whole range of actors involved, including immigrants themselves.
-- Goro Christoph Kimura, Sophia University
Table of ContentsPart 1: History of Policies of Immigrants and Language Supports
Chapter 1 Japan's Policies for Accepting Immigrants and the History of Official Japanese Language Education
Chapter 2 Japanese Language Learning Support Activities by Local Residents for Immigrants
Part 2: Practice in Various Fields
Chapter 3 Roles and Practices of Local International Associations: Focusing on Activities Related to the Japanese Language
Chapter 4 People Involved in Language Learning Support in Community-based Japanese Language Classes
Chapter 5 Japanese Language Support for Immigrants in Rural Areas
Chapter 6 Japanese-language Education on Unrecognized “Refugees” in Japan: From the Viewpoint of Participatory Learning
Chapter 7 Japanese Language Learning for Technical Intern Trainees from Vietnam: Considering through the Supporting Experience at the Kawaguchi Catholic Church
Chapter 8 Challenges and Possibilities of Literacy Education for Immigrants: Focusing on ‘Kanji for Everyday Life’ Program
Chapter 9 Japanese Language Education for Young Immigrants Who Are Beyond School Age: The Example of Filipino Students Attend High School After Public Night School
Chapter 10 Literacy Practices Ensuring Education for Resident Koreans in Japan: Centering on the Case Study of a Public Night School
