4 Policy or How the Ministry of Education Controls Language Learning

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Name Conventions ix
5. Introduction: Ethnographic Insights into Elementary English Language Policy in Japan 1
6. 1 Language Classrooms: Competing Ideologies on Language, Culture and Identity 18
7. 2 The Politics of Policy Formulation: Acceptance and Resistance 32
8. 3 The Players: MEXT, the Board of Education and Schools 57
9. 4 Policy or How the Ministry of Education Controls Language Learning 81
10. 5 The Role of Textbooks 103
11. 6 Teachers Bringing English Language Policies to Life 120
12. 7 English Lessons Reimagined: Making Policy More Meaningful for Young Learners 143
13. Conclusion 162
14. Appendix A 168
15. Appendix B 170
16. Appendix C 173
17. Appendix D 174
18. Appendix E 176
19. References 178
20. Index 193