{"product_id":"language-support-for-immigrants-in-japan-perspectives-from-multicultural-community-building-9781666910216","title":"Language Support for Immigrants in Japan:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Aoi Tsuda, University of Notre Dame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Goro Christoph Kimura, Sophia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: History of Policies of Immigrants and Language Supports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Japan's Policies for Accepting Immigrants and the History of Official Japanese Language Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Japanese Language Learning Support Activities by Local Residents for Immigrants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2: Practice in Various Fields\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Roles and Practices of Local International Associations: Focusing on Activities Related to the Japanese Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 People Involved in Language Learning Support in Community-based Japanese Language Classes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Japanese Language Support for Immigrants in Rural Areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Japanese-language Education on Unrecognized “Refugees” in Japan: From the Viewpoint of Participatory Learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Japanese Language Learning for Technical Intern Trainees from Vietnam: Considering through the Supporting Experience at the Kawaguchi Catholic Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Challenges and Possibilities of Literacy Education for Immigrants: Focusing on ‘Kanji for Everyday Life’ Program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Japanese Language Education for Young Immigrants Who Are Beyond School Age: The Example of Filipino Students Attend High School After Public Night School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Literacy Practices Ensuring Education for Resident Koreans in Japan: Centering on the Case Study of a Public Night School\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042006171991,"sku":"9781666910216","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-support-for-immigrants-in-japan-perspectives-from-multicultural-community-building-9781666910216","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}