For many Japanese women, the English language has never been just another school subject. For them, English is the tool of identity transformation and the means
This book explores Japanese women's desire for English as a means of identity transformation and as access to the West and its masculinity. Drawing on ethnograp
Study and residence abroad are important for adult second language learning, promoting oral skills, fluency and sociopragmatic competence in particular, alongsi
This edited volume extends current voluntourism theorizing by critically examining the intersections among various forms of work-leisure travel and language lea
This edited book comprises chapters integrated around a central theme on college-educated Japanese, Korean, and Chinese women’s orientation to English study.