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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Diversity Matters: Japan's Domestic Diversity and the Role of English Language Teaching
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Yamada, Mieko – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2013
This article investigates how Japanese university students perceive Japan's domestic diversity and understand the role of English within that context. Surveys and interviews with Japanese students reveal how they reflect on their own experiences with diversity in their past English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes and also help to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Surveys
Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Japanese Junior High Schools' English Language Textbooks
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Yamada, Mieko – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2011
This article explores how cultural attitudes about race and ethnicity are taught in the English language textbooks as a part of Japan's school curriculum. A content analysis of Japanese junior high school textbooks on English as a foreign language published from 1987 to 2002 was conducted. Four hypotheses were investigated relating to 1) the…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Textbooks, Global Approach, Foreign Countries