MEXT Policies on EFL Education : Challenges in Linking Ideology and Policy Statements
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In this paper, I focus on the revised English version of the policy document entitled "Regarding the Establishment of an Action Plan to Cultivate 'Japanese with English Abilities'" (MEXT 2011). Writers including Hashimoto (2007, 2009), Liddicoat (2007), McVeigh (2002), Reesor (2002) and Nishino & Watanabe (2008) argue that this policy document promotes two contradictory sets of objectives: fostering learners' communicative skills and limiting the impact of English on the Japanese language and culture. According to these analysts, this approach to policy design emerges from the ideological discourse of nihonjinron, and serves the Government's objectives of protecting the integrity of Japan's national identity. In attempting to provide a contrasting perspective, I aim to a) highlight the epistemological and methodological shortcomings of the 'nihonjinron critiques', and b) suggest how a realist approach to CDA research can overcome the challenges involved in drawing links between policy texts, broader forms of discourse, and educational practice.
- 2013-02-22