Discourses of Identity : Language Learning, Teaching, and Reclamation Perspectives in Japan

Mielick, Martin (EDT); Kubota, Ryuko (EDT); Lawrence, Luke (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3031119908 / ISBN 13: 9783031119903

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discourses of Identity : Language Learning, Teaching, and Reclamation Perspectives in Japan
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031119908
• ISBN 13: 9783031119903
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This edited book draws on research on identity in language education to present a detailed and multi-faceted study of identity in language learning, teaching and revitalization settings in the context of Japan. It employs a diverse range of theoretical approaches, including poststructuralism, critical realism, cognitive behavioral theory, and complexity theory,, as well as methodologies such as linguistic ethnography, narrative enquiry, and critical multimodal discourse analysis. The authors focus on multiple dimensions of identity, illuminating linguistic, cultural and human complexity as manifested in language teaching and learning. This book will be of interest to advanced students and scholars of TESOL, applied linguistics, education, Japanese studies, East Asian studies, linguistic anthropology, indigenous languages and sociolinguistics.

About the Author

​Martin Mielick is Senior Lecturer at the English Language Institute at Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan.

Ryuko Kubota is Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada. 

Luke Lawrence is an English Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Toyo University, Japan.