'Weird English from an American'? Folk engagements with language ideologies surrounding a self-help English language learning comic book published in Japan. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'Weird English from an American'? Folk engagements with language ideologies surrounding a self-help English language learning comic book published in Japan. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)
- Main Title:
- 'Weird English from an American'? Folk engagements with language ideologies surrounding a self-help English language learning comic book published in Japan
- Authors:
- Tajima, Misako
- Abstract:
- Abstract: This article reports on a study of how users of a self-help English language learning comic book published in Japan engage with various English-related ideologies through posting customer reviews on online bookstores. Analysis of the reviews demonstrates that these users occasionally celebrate, and at other times counter, dominant language ideologies, drawing on their own views about English, English language teaching, ideal English teachers, and native English speakers. By elucidating how the users struggle with prevalent language ideologies, the article argues that contrary to the traditional sociolinguistic belief that English is infrequently used among people in Japan, a country belonging to the Expanding Circle within the framework of World Englishes, they have active engagements with the language. The argument contributes to the review of the concept of language use, serving as a promising start for the reconsideration of the nation-state division over English based on the degree of English use.
- Is Part Of:
- Asian Englishes. Volume 20:Issue 1(2018)
- Journal:
- Asian Englishes
- Issue:
- Volume 20:Issue 1(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 20
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0020-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 65
- Page End:
- 80
- Publication Date:
- 2018-01-02
- Subjects:
- Folk engagements -- language ideologies -- Japan -- self-help English language learning comic books -- customer reviews
English language -- Asia -- Periodicals
English language -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals
427.95 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/reng20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/13488678.2017.1323289 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1348-8678
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- Legaldeposit
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