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Download full textHiratsuka, Hiroyoshi – Journal of International Students, 2016
In 2011, Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) started a government-funded degree program (taught in English) to accept international students with limited or no Japanese language proficiency. However, the students faced obstacles in accessing all of the university resources provided. In this article, I investigated Japanese language as an organizational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Japanese, Language Proficiency
Direct linkJacobson, Erik – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2015
This qualitative study examines critical pedagogy in Japanese adult basic education. The research focuses on what teachers and others think the current conditions are for education that deals with social justice. As part of this, the research looks at how critical pedagogy is conceptualized in this context. Participants in the study (literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Politics of Education, Qualitative Research, Critical Theory
Yamada, Kiyomi – Education Research and Perspectives, 2013
This paper explores, from a sociocultural perspective, the nature and functions of "zemi" or seminars in which Japanese undergraduate students received group supervision for research and thesis writing. The study also investigates how the "zemi" contributed to completion of their theses. It was found that the "zemi"…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Sociocultural Patterns, Undergraduate Students, Supervision
Castro-Vazquez, Genaro – Journal of Research in International Education, 2011
An ethnographic study on a Japanese language tutoring programme for foreign children was conducted from 2003 to 2006. The investigation attempted to shed light on issues of language acquisition among Latin American children who attended three public primary schools in Japan. This article combines extensive participant observation and in-depth…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Participant Observation, Ethnography, Interviews
Castro-Vazquez, Genaro – Journal of Research in International Education, 2009
An ethnographic study conducted between 2003 and 2006 followed three children from Latin America attending three different public Japanese primary schools. The investigation concerned a Japanese-language tutoring programme for foreign children, which was evaluated by participant observation and a set of in-depth interviews with officials, school…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Acculturation, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Watanabe, Hideo – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2005
Lifelong learning in Japan involves various cultural and/or sporting activities for personal enjoyment rather than for individual or national economic benefit. Currently the study of karaoke at a variety of public and private organizations is very popular among older Japanese and housewives. This article explores the emergence of karaoke as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Participant Observation, Lifelong Learning
