English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Presum
This book addresses the question of why Japanese universities would be offering courses taught in English instead of their longstanding use of Japanese as the language of instruction and academic inquiry. Through an ideological deconstruction of the
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Glenn Toh
English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education
Glenn Toh
English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Presumption, Mirage or Bluff?
Glenn Toh Center for English as a Lingua Franca Tamagawa University Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-3-319-39704-7 ISBN 978-3-319-39705-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39705-4
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To Sakiko Watanabe Toh, Nobuyoshi and Megumi
Acknowledgments
I wish to thank the many wonderful people who have encouraged and helped me along in my career as a teacher and researcher. Professor Robert Phillipson and Professor Andy Kirkpatrick come vividly to mind when it comes to the shaping of my understandings of language, ideology, power and the importance of social justice and conscionable practice. Their invaluable wisdom and willingness to share their thoughts have been a big influence in the shaping of my teaching and writing work as have the friendship, mentorship and collegiality of dedicated educators and people-inspirers like Professor Masaki Oda, Professor Angel Lin, Professor Ryuko Kubota, Dr. Damian Rivers, Dr. Darryl Hocking and Mr. Edwin Goh. Deserving special mention is Professor Masaki Oda, who at various times over our twenty years of friendship has also been boss, colleague and supporter, all in one and the same person. His knowledge, energy and perseverance are distinct marks of his person. I also thank my parents and siblings, Hong Boon, Yoke Yee, Gilda and Keith, all border-crossers and brokers of cross-culture in their own right. Last but certainly not least, I wish to thank the love of my life, Sakiko, and our two precious Christ-g
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