Japan's English-Medium Instruction Initiatives and the Globalization of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Rose, Heath; McKinley, Jim
Titel	Japan's English-Medium Instruction Initiatives and the Globalization of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 75 (2018) 1, S.111-129 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rose, Heath)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-017-0125-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language of Instruction; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Global Approach; Higher Education; Universities; Language Planning; Educational Policy; Educational Trends; Educational Change; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Sprachwechsel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsreform
Abstract	This article analyzes a recent initiative of Japan's Ministry of Education, which aims to internationalize higher education in Japan. The large-investment project "Top Global University Project" (TGUP) has emerged to create globally oriented universities, to increase the role of foreign languages in higher education, and to foster global human resources. The TGUP identifies 37 universities: 13 as "top global universities" intended to compete in the top 100 university world rankings and 24 "global traction universities" intended to lead the internationalization of higher education in Japan. Despite the substantial funding behind this initiative, little research has been conducted to evaluate the potential impact of this policy on language planning in higher education in Japan. This paper addresses this gap in its exploration of the TGUP, including key changes from previous internationalization policies. It then presents an analysis of publicly available documents regarding the policy, collected from all 37 of the participant universities. Findings indicate a positive departure from older policy trends and the emergence of flexible, unique forms of English language education in Japan's universities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01