Negotiating Bilingual and Bicultural Identities - Japanese Returnees Betwixt Two Worlds

Analyzes the development of bilingual and bicultural identity by analyzing the narratives of four Japenese teenage returnees from North America, including theoretical and educational implications.

List of contents

Contents: Preface. From My Story to the Stories of Other Bilinguals. Sawako's Story. Kenji's Story. Kikuko's Story. Rui's Story. The Development of Bilingual and Bicultural Identities. Theoretical Implications. Conclusions. Appendix: Cited Quotes in Original Japanese.

About the author

Yasuko Kanno

Summary

Analyzes the development of bilingual and bicultural identity by analyzing the narratives of four Japenese teenage returnees from North America, including theoretical and educational implications.

Product details

• Authors: Yasuko Kanno
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2003
• EAN: 9780805841534
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-4153-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 530 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Japan, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism