{"title":"The resurgence of eibungaku in Japanese ELT: A critical reflection on whitewashing in recently published eibumpō textbooks","authors":"Tomoaki Morikawa","doi":"10.1080/13488678.2023.2292428","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Recently, a number of eibungaku [English and American literature]-based eibumpō [English grammar] textbooks have been published in Japan. Historically, teaching English by using eibungaku materials...","PeriodicalId":44117,"journal":{"name":"Asian Englishes","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asian Englishes","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2023.2292428","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"LINGUISTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Recently, a number of eibungaku [English and American literature]-based eibumpō [English grammar] textbooks have been published in Japan. Historically, teaching English by using eibungaku materials...
期刊介绍:
Asian Englishes seeks to publish the best papers dealing with various issues involved in the diffusion of English and its diversification in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote better understanding of the nature of English and the role which it plays in the linguistic repertoire of those who live and work in Asia, both intra- and internationally, and in spoken and written form. The journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1.Varieties of English in Asia – Including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, prosody, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric) 2.ELT and English proficiency testing vis-a-vis English variation and international use of English 3.English as a language of international and intercultural communication in Asia 4.English-language journalism, literature, and other media 5.Social roles and functions of English in Asian countries 6.Multicultural English and mutual intelligibility 7.Language policy and language planning 8.Impact of English on other Asian languages 9.English-knowing bi- and multilingualism 10.English-medium education 11.Relevance of new paradigms, such as English as a Lingua Franca, to Asian contexts. 12.The depth of penetration, use in various domains, and future direction of English in (the development of) Asian Societies.