Native-Speakerism in Japan: Intergroup Dynamics in Foreign Language Education

Stephanie Ann Houghton

ISBN 10: 1847698689 / ISBN 13: 9781847698681

Verlag: Channel View Publications Ltd, 2013

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Native-Speakerism in Japan: Intergroup Dynamics in Foreign Language Education
• Verlag: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1847698689
• ISBN-13: 9781847698681
• Einband: Paperback / softback
• Zustand: New
• Gewicht: 432 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

The relative status of native and non-native speaker language teachers within educational institutions has long been an issue worldwide but until recently, the voices of teachers articulating their own concerns have been rare. This innovative volume explores language-based forms of prejudice against native-speaker teachers.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Stephanie Ann Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University, Japan. She has published numerous articles and books on intercultural communication. She is a co-editor of the book series Intercultural Communication and Language Education (Springer), and the AILA ReN Coordinator for a research network focusing on native-speakerism.

Damian J. Rivers holds an MSc in Social Psychology, an MA in Applied Linguistics, and a PhD in Applied Linguistics/Sociolinguistics from the University of Leicester, UK. He is currently an Associate Professor at Osaka University and undertakes research into intergroup dynamics in foreign language education.