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Publication Date: 2011
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Linguistic Ecosystems for Foreign-Language Learning in Canada and Japan: An International Comparison of Where Language-Learning Beliefs Come from
Kouritzin, Sandra; Nakagawa, Satoru
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v57 n3 p244-257 Fall 2011
We report on international research that compares linguistic ecosystems, that is, socially constructed public attitudes and ideologies concerned with foreign-language (FL) learning, in Canada and Japan. Analyzing responses to three interview questions from 125 interviews with five categories of respondent in each country, we suggest that there are a number of key differences between the linguistic ecosystems of the two countries, most notably that whereas Canada appears to promote the learning of foreign culture with little support for FL learning, Japan appears to promote FL learning without the learning of foreign culture.
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Ideology, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Beliefs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
University of Alberta, Faculty of Education. 845 Education Centre South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: http://ajer.synergiesprairies.ca
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Japan
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