Language, education and citizenship in Japan
By: Genaro Castro-Vázquez
Series: Japan anthropology workshop series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415501033; 9780203095386
Subjects: Foreign speakers; Language acquisition; Students; Language and culture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; Foreign Students; Study and teaching; Social conditions; Language and languages
Description: "Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children's experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have to improve their language proficiency, and explores the role of mothers in encouraging their children's education. It contrasts the experiences of foreign children with those of Japanese children, sets out the extensive difficulties foreign children encounter in becoming fully accepted by and integrated into Japanese society"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.