Tag Archives: Japan

Futenma Airbase, right in the middle of the city Language revitalization and liberation

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

I’ve recently come across the story of Chibana Shoichi, who burnt the Japanese flag in 1987 to commemorate the Okinawan victims of WWII Japanese militarism. The story is intriguing not because of the flag-burning incident but because Shoichi also keeps … Continue reading →

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JOTM_featured Japanese on the Move

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

Thank you all for waiting – we are thrilled to present you with the new-look Language on the Move 3.0! This is the second time we have renewed our site since our first launch in October 2009, and with very … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Piller at IGALA 2010 Language-on-the-Move in Japan now on video

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

English 日本語 EnglishIngrid Piller’s keynote lecture at the International Gender and Language Association conference in September 2010 is now available on video and so is another guest lecture she conducted during our Language on the Move tour to Japan. To … Continue reading →

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Japan in Arabia

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

During my recent lecture about “Teaching language, teaching culture” at the Fujairah Women’s College, I spoke about English language teaching materials in Japan and the ways in which they constructed English-speaking culture as White culture, drawing on “A passion for … Continue reading →

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An essay by Yoshiko Nakano in Yomiuri Newspaper, 5 January 2011 Who’s inward-looking?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

“Young people in Japan no longer want to go abroad.” This news reached me in Australia last year and formed part of the background for our analysis of the Japanese TESOL industry in “The Dark Side of TESOL.” Since then, … Continue reading →

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