<div dir="ltr"><h2>Language Policy in Japan<br><span class="">The Challenge of Change</span></h2>
<div class=""><a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/language-policy-japan-challenge-change#bookPeople"> <ul class=""><li>Author: <span>Nanette Gottlieb</span></li>
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<ul class=""><li>Published: <span>December 2011</span></li><li>format: <span>Hardback</span></li><li>isbn: <span>9781107007161</span></li></ul>
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<p>Over the last thirty years, two social developments have
occurred that have led to a need for change in language policy in Japan.
One is the increase in the number of migrants needing opportunities to
learn Japanese as a second language, the other is the influence of
electronic technologies on the way Japanese is written. This book looks
at the impact of these developments on linguistic behaviour and language
management and policy, and at the role of language ideology in the way
they have been addressed. Immigration-induced demographic changes
confront long cherished notions of national monolingualism and
technological advances in electronic text production have led to textual
practices with ramifications for script use and for literacy in
general. The book will be welcomed by researchers and professionals in
language policy and management and by those working in Japanese Studies.</p><div style="display:block" class=""><ul class=""><li> Discusses a major language policy challenge facing Japan today - that of increased migration
</li><li> Elucidates the links between language policy and ideology to
enable readers to understand the motivations behind language policy
decisions
</li><li> Shows how the recent change in Kanji policy dovetails with
language ideology, while provision of JSL classes for migrants does not</li></ul><p><br></p></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>
Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br>
<a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------
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