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02610aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 26A901EA2E9411E9B5CB1E4197128E48 003 SILO 005 20190212010150 008 180102t20182018vra f b 001 0 eng 020 $a 1925608808 020 $a 9781925608809 035 $a (OCoLC)1017706652 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d YDX $d OCLCF $d EQO $d YDX $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h jpn 042 $a anuc 043 $a a-ja--- 050 4 $a PE1068.J3 $b T47613 2018 082 04 $a 428.0071/052 $2 23 100 1 $a Terasawa, Takunori, $d 1982- $e author. 240 10 $a "Nihonjin to Eigo" no shakaigaku. $l English 245 10 $a Learning English in Japan : $b myths and realities / $c by Takunori Terasawa ; translated by Jennifer Commons. 250 $a English edition. 264 1 $a Balwyn North, Victoria : $b Trans Pacific Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xvii, 344 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Japanese society series 500 $a First published in Japanese as 'Nihonjin to eigo' no shakaigaku: naze eigo kyoikuron wa gokai darake nanoka in 2015. 520 $a Multiple discourses circulate Japanese society surrounding the relationship between Japanese people and the English language. For example, 'Japanese people are the worst English speakers in Asia', 'Japanese women love the English language' and 'learning English leads to increased income and career opportunities'. From a sociological perspective, this book tests the veracity of these discourses using social statistical data. The aim here is to paint an accurate picture of society to assist the argument for evidence-based policy in English language education and to challenge the myths about Japanese people and the English language propagated by various interest groups, including the government and the business community. What this important book reveals is that the English language discourses that exist in Japan today are largely based on misconceptions, pointing to the urgent need to challenge the education policies based on such falsehoods. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 318-335) and index. 650 0 $a English language $x Study and teaching $z Japan. 650 7 $a Society & Social Sciences. $2 thema 650 7 $a Language & Linguistics. $2 thema 650 7 $a English language $x Study and teaching. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00911670 651 7 $a Japan. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204082 700 1 $a Commons, Jennifer, $e translator. 830 0 $a Japanese society series. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020015634.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=26A901EA2E9411E9B5CB1E4197128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search