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The Social Psychology of English as a Global Language: Attitudes, Awareness and Identity in the Japanese Context: Educational Linguistics, cartea 10

Autor Robert M. McKenzie
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2012
This ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of learner attitudes by employing a range of pioneering techniques of attitude measurement. These methods are largely incorporated from the strong traditions that exist in the fields of social psychology and second language acquisition and utilize both direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement. The author locates the findings in the context of the wealth of literature on native speaker evaluations of languages and language varieties.
The study is unique in that the results provide clear evidence of both attitude change and high levels of linguistic awareness among the informants of social and geographical diversity within the English language. These findings are analyzed in detail in relation to the global spread of English as well as in terms of the pedagogical implications for the choice of linguistic model employed in English language classrooms both inside and outside Japan.
The issues examined are of particular interest to educators, researchers and students in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition, social psychology of language and sociolinguistics. The pedagogical and language policy implications of the findings obtained make essential reading for those with a specific focus on the role of the English language and English language teaching, both in Japan and beyond.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789400733169
ISBN-10: 940073316X
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: XII, 212 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:2010
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Seria Educational Linguistics

Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands

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Research

Cuprins

The Global Spread of English and the Role of English in Japan.- The Study of Language Attitudes.- Relevant Language Attitude Research.- The Research Design of the Study.- Results and Discussion.- Wider Implications and Conclusions.

Recenzii

From the reviews:
“The implications of this study will surely trigger more multifaceted discussions regarding research methods and ways of interpreting findings. I also recommend that teachers and learners of English read the book since it encourages more theoretical understanding of communication in English and provides critical examinations of illocutionary forces and the consequences of teaching  practices.” (Yoshitake Masaki, Language Problems and Language Planning, 2011)
“This book is a comprehensive and in-depth quantitative study that investigates language attitudes of Japanese learners of English toward varieties of English from a social-psychological perspective. … should be widely read by quantitatively and qualitatively oriented researchers and students who are engaged in studies on attitudes to language and those who are interested in English as a global language. … I also recommend that teachers and learners of English read the book since it encourages moretheoretical understanding of communication in English … .” (Masaki Yoshitake, Language Problems & Language Planning, Vol. 35 (3), 2011)
“It is a work of meticulous, exhaustive research, lucidly written, vastly informative, and with a valid stated objective: analyzing Japanese learners’ attitudes to English varieties in order to help provide a ‘methodological framework for the study of ideological forces’ … operating in English-learning communities, as well as to develop recognition of peripheral varieties.” (Christopher Starling and Yumi Tanaka, JALT Journal, Vol. 34 (1), May, 2013)

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This ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of learner attitudes by employing a range of pioneering techniques of attitude measurement. These methods are largely incorporated from the strong traditions that exist in the fields of social psychology and second language acquisition and utilize both direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement. The author locates the findings in the context of the wealth of literature on native speaker evaluations of languages and language varieties.
The study is unique in that the results provide clear evidence of both attitude change and high levels of linguistic awareness among the informants of social and geographical diversity within the English language. These findings are analyzed in detail in relation to the global spread of English as well as in terms of the pedagogical implications for the choice of linguistic model employed in English language classrooms both inside and outside Japan.
The issues examined are of particular interest to educators, researchers and students in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition, social psychology of language and sociolinguistics. The pedagogical and language policy implications of the findings obtained make essential reading for those with a specific focus on the role of the English language and English language teaching, both in Japan and beyond.

Caracteristici

Demonstrates the pedagogical value and language planning implications of investigating the English language learners’ attitudes towards specific varieties of the target language Discusses the findings of the study in terms of the learning and teaching English in the Japanese context and in relation to the global spread of English generally Refines the methodological investigation of the language attitudes of non-native speakers towards varieties of the target language and locates the results obtained within the existing wealth of literature on native speaker attitudes Demonstrates the importance of language awareness and social background in determining perceptions of the target language amongst the language learning population The in-depth study of Japanese learners uniquely addresses a gap in World Englishes literature by focussing specifically on the spread, acquisition and attitudes towards English in the expanding circle of English use