Sense of Japanese Cultural Identity Within an English Partial Immersion Programme: Should Parents Worry?.

Downes, Simon

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ERIC Number: EJ637387

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Publication Date: 2001

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Sense of Japanese Cultural Identity Within an English Partial Immersion Programme: Should Parents Worry?

Downes, Simon

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v4 n3 p165-80 2001

The Attitudes towards Japan and the West questionnaire was constructed to examine how English immersion students in an elementary school in Numazu City, Japan subjectively perceive themselves in relation to Japan and the West. Five subscales were identified.The questionnaire was also given to Japanese immersion students and to comparable non-immersion public school students. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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