The document discusses the launch of a book project focused on foreign language education in Japan, specifically examining qualitative approaches to English language education within various contexts such as policy and educational institutions. It highlights collaboration between anthropologists and applied linguists and outlines discussion topics for classroom use. The book features contributions from various scholars and includes a roundtable format discussing individual and institutional approaches to language education.

1. Foreign Language
Education in Japan:
Exploring
Qualitative
Approaches
Book launch

2. The book project
“Changes and Continuities in Japanese
Educational Institutions: Foreign Language
Education and the Discourses of Multi‐
Culturalism” panel at AJJ (Anthropology of
Japan in Japan), Temple University Japan
Campus (here!) in fall 2009~

3. Uniqueness
*Collaboration of anthropologists and
applied linguists in Japan/elsewhere, both ‘Japanese’
& ‘foreign’, taking qualitative approaches to language
education (mainly English language education) in
Japan
*Explores various levels: local/ global, policy,
educational institution, classroom, individual
*Discussion questions for classroom use

4. Chapters
National policy (Lee & Doerr on Japanese
language schools, Hardy on English textbooks)
Institutions (Murata on university students &
skilled foreign workers, Imoto & Horiguchi, Poole
& Takahashi)
Classrooms (Katayama)
Individuals (Matikainen, Matsuoka, Rosenkjar)

5. Please see the flyer
!20% discount!

6. Roundtable Part I: Qualitative
approaches to individuals in
foreign language education
Chair: Gregory Poole (Doshisha University)
Panelists:
Tiina Matikainen (International Christian University)
Rieko Matsuoka (National College of Nursing)
Patrick Rosenkjar (Temple University Japan Campus)

7. Roundtable Part II: Qualitative
approaches to institutions and
classrooms in foreign language
education
Chair: Yuki Imoto (Keio University)
Panelists:
Gregory Poole (Doshisha University)
Sachiko Horiguchi (Temple University Japan Campus)
Akiko Katayama (University of Tokyo)