English as a Lingua Franca in Japan: Towards Multilingual Practices 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10: 3030332888
• ISBN-13: 9783030332884
• Author: Palgrave Macmillan

This edited book examines the phenomenon of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in the Japanese context, using multilingualism as a lens through which to explore language practices and attitudes in what is traditionally viewed as a monolingual, monocultural setting. The authors cover a broad spectrum of topics within this theme, including language education policies, the nature of ELF communication in both academic and business settings, users’ and learners’ perceptions of ELF, and the pedagogy to foster ELF-oriented attitudes. Teaching and learning practices are reconsidered from ELF and multilingual perspectives, shifting the focus from the conformity to native-speaker norms to ELF users’ creative use of multilingual resources. This book is a key resource for advancing ELF study and research in Japan, and it will also be of interest to students and scholars studying multilingualism and World Englishes in other global contexts.

Table contents:

1. Introduction: English as a Lingua Franca in Japan—Towards Multilingual Practices
Part I. ELF in Japanese Education
2. ELF Education for the Japanese Context
3. Revisiting LPP (Language Policy and Planning) Frameworks from an ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) Perspective
4. ELF for Global Mindsets? Theory and Practice of ELT in Formal Education in Japan
5. Complexity of English as a Multilingua Franca: Place of Monolingual Standard English
Part II. ELF in Educational Settings in Japan
6. An Analysis of Accommodation during English Team Teaching in a Japanese Primary School: From an ELF Perspective
7. Analyzing Discourse in EMI Courses from an ELF Perspective
8. Study Abroad, Identity, and Attitude towards the English Language
9. From “English as a Native Language” to English as a Lingua Franca: Instructional Effects on Japanese University Students’ Attitudes Towards English
Part III. ELF in Business and Institutional Settings in Japan
10. An Analysis of BELF Small Talk: A First Encounter
11. Bridging the Language Barrier in International Business: BELF and Multilingual Practices
12. Mediation and Translanguaging in a BELF Casual Meeting
13. Co-construction of Cognitive Empathy between Student Doctors and Simulated Patients in English as a Lingua Franca
Part IV. Reflections and Directions of ELF Research
14. Learning English Because of the Olympics?: A Critical Inquiry
15. ELF Research Can Liberate the Japanese from Native-Speakerism
16. What Do We Really Mean by ELF-Informed Pedagogy? An Enquiry into Converging Themes
Part V. Conclusion
17. Conclusion: ELF Research as a Pedagogic Device

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