This Special Issue aims to apply postcolonial perspectives to discussions and practices of Ryukyuan language learning and teaching. The objective is to step out of established binaries that constrain visions and practices of Ryukyuan language learning. These binaries include, for example, first language acquisition–second language learning, mother tongue–foreign language, teacher–learner, correct–incorrect, formal–informal, symbolic–instrumental, central–peripheral, homeland–diaspora, traditional–contemporary, known–unknown, monolingual–multilingual, written–spoken, but also Japanese–Ryukyuan. Taking a postcolonial point of view implies the necessity of grappling with new concepts, visions, and practices. Decolonization requires the creatio...
This dissertation investigates the practices by which local language activists and college students ...
The paper provides introductory information on Miyako-Ryukyuan (Miyakoan). Miyakoan belongs to the S...
This paper discusses the language use and policies in Japan over the centuries. In particular, it gi...
If languages are naturally transmitted in a stable self-regulatory society, then we can say that suc...
This chapter explores language reclamation in the Ryukyu Islands. Language reclamation is defined as...
Traditional “endangered” approaches in linguistics tend to impose Western epistemologies of language...
I currently conduct participatory action research with new speakers of Ryukyuan languages by running...
When we think about Japanese language education for other Asians in Japan today, it is absolutely ne...
This paper examines the possibility of the symbiotic Japanese language education. The reform of the...
This paper discusses second language acquisition with reference to periphery countries and the effec...
This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of the role of Japanese as heritage language (JHL) educat...
The dichotomy between native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) remains ubiquitous across dif...
Overview Okinawan is not in danger of disappearing and leaving no trace. It has, however, been in de...
This monograph discusses the language situation in Japan, with an emphasis on language planning and ...
Bahasa Jepang adalah bahasa yang memiliki banyak keberagaman. Dalam banyaknya dialek bahasa Jepang, ...
This dissertation investigates the practices by which local language activists and college students ...
The paper provides introductory information on Miyako-Ryukyuan (Miyakoan). Miyakoan belongs to the S...
This paper discusses the language use and policies in Japan over the centuries. In particular, it gi...
If languages are naturally transmitted in a stable self-regulatory society, then we can say that suc...
This chapter explores language reclamation in the Ryukyu Islands. Language reclamation is defined as...
Traditional “endangered” approaches in linguistics tend to impose Western epistemologies of language...
I currently conduct participatory action research with new speakers of Ryukyuan languages by running...
When we think about Japanese language education for other Asians in Japan today, it is absolutely ne...
This paper examines the possibility of the symbiotic Japanese language education. The reform of the...
This paper discusses second language acquisition with reference to periphery countries and the effec...
This thesis is an ethnographic exploration of the role of Japanese as heritage language (JHL) educat...
The dichotomy between native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) remains ubiquitous across dif...
Overview Okinawan is not in danger of disappearing and leaving no trace. It has, however, been in de...
This monograph discusses the language situation in Japan, with an emphasis on language planning and ...
Bahasa Jepang adalah bahasa yang memiliki banyak keberagaman. Dalam banyaknya dialek bahasa Jepang, ...
This dissertation investigates the practices by which local language activists and college students ...
The paper provides introductory information on Miyako-Ryukyuan (Miyakoan). Miyakoan belongs to the S...
This paper discusses the language use and policies in Japan over the centuries. In particular, it gi...