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- Bernard Spolsky -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
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- J. V. Neustupný -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
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- Japanese language -- Study and teaching -- Japan (1)
- Japanese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English Format (1)
- Language policy -- Japan -- History (1)
- Public schools -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies (1)
- Robert L. Cooper (Robert Leon) (1931-2012) -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
- Sue Wright (1947- ) -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
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Beginning Japanese For Professionals: Book 1, Emiko Konomi
Beginning Japanese For Professionals: Book 1, Emiko Konomi
PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources
This is the first book in a three book series and includes Lessons 0 - 4. Book 2 and Book 3 are also available for download.
This textbook is designed for beginning learners who want to learn basic Japanese for the purpose of living and working in Japan. Unlike textbooks written primarily for students, whose content largely centers on student life, this book focuses more on social and professional life beyond school.
As a beginning level textbook, this book includes many elementary grammar patterns (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Levels 5 and 4), but the vocabulary and situations are selected specifically …
Language Policy And Bilingual Education For Immigrant Students At Public Schools In Japan, Naomi Asakura
Language Policy And Bilingual Education For Immigrant Students At Public Schools In Japan, Naomi Asakura
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis discusses the current Japanese language (nihongo) education for immigrant students at public schools in Japan and provides recommendations through the study of language policy and the comparison of bilingual education in the United States. The current situation of a decreasing birth rate and increasing aging population in Japan has led to the acceptance of more foreign workers. Due to this change, language education in Japan has increasing development. The focus of chapter 1 is on the theories of language policy. This paper particularly focuses on the ideas of Wright (2004), Neustupný (2006), Spolsky (2004), and Cooper (1989), and …