Chapter 19: The Lens of Native-Speakerism: Understanding the Lived Experiences of a Japanese American Teacher by Donna Fujimoto
Abstract
Donna Fujimoto also touches on these issues of native-speakerism while discussing the field of English language teaching from the standpoint of a Japanese-American working in Japan.
About the Contributor
Donna Fujimoto (EdD) is a Professor at Osaka Jogakuin University in Osaka, Japan. She has taught in Japan for almost four decades, teaching courses in all skill areas of English as well as courses on comparative culture, human rights, and test taking skills. She is the Coordinator of the Pragmatics Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT SIG), the President of the Kansai chapter of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR), and one of the founders and the current Coordinator of the Contrast Culture Method (CCM), which is an experiential intercultural training group. Her main research work is using Conversation Analysis where the focus is on classroom interaction. Her other research interests include Pragmatics and Intercultural Communication. She is interested in exploring issues regarding the identity of teachers and students and how it affects teaching and learning.
Citation
Fujimoto, D. (2020). The lens of native-speakerism: Understanding the lived experiences of a Japanese American teacher. In D. H. Nagatomo, K. A. Brown, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Foreign female English teachers in Japanese higher education: Narratives from our quarter (pp. 255-266). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/11/19
Donna Fujimoto also touches on these issues of native-speakerism while discussing the field of English language teaching from the standpoint of a Japanese-American working in Japan.
About the Contributor
Donna Fujimoto (EdD) is a Professor at Osaka Jogakuin University in Osaka, Japan. She has taught in Japan for almost four decades, teaching courses in all skill areas of English as well as courses on comparative culture, human rights, and test taking skills. She is the Coordinator of the Pragmatics Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT SIG), the President of the Kansai chapter of the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR), and one of the founders and the current Coordinator of the Contrast Culture Method (CCM), which is an experiential intercultural training group. Her main research work is using Conversation Analysis where the focus is on classroom interaction. Her other research interests include Pragmatics and Intercultural Communication. She is interested in exploring issues regarding the identity of teachers and students and how it affects teaching and learning.
Citation
Fujimoto, D. (2020). The lens of native-speakerism: Understanding the lived experiences of a Japanese American teacher. In D. H. Nagatomo, K. A. Brown, & M. L. Cook (Eds.), Foreign female English teachers in Japanese higher education: Narratives from our quarter (pp. 255-266). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/11/19
Information About the Book
Title: Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter
Editors: Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Kathleen A. Brown, and Melodie Lorie Cook
Publication date: August 2020
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Title: Foreign Female English Teachers in Japanese Higher Education: Narratives From Our Quarter
Editors: Diane Hawley Nagatomo, Kathleen A. Brown, and Melodie Lorie Cook
Publication date: August 2020
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