Native-Speakerism in Japan: Intergroup Dynamics in Foreign Language Education

by Stephanie Ann Houghton

Book Overview

The relative status of native and non-native speaker language teachers within educational institutions has long been an issue worldwide but until recently, the voices of teachers articulating their own concerns have been rare. This innovative volume explores language-based forms of prejudice against native-speaker teachers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847698689
• ISBN13: 9781847698681
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.2"