Conference

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Name IMAI Mitsuko
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Title

Bilingual Education by Japanese Parents

Author

Mitsuko Imai

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Journal

JALT International Conference 2017

Publication Date

2017/11/19

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Language

English

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International conferences

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Conference Type

Verbal presentations (general)

Promoter

The Japan Association for Language Teaching

Venue

Tsukuba

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Summary

This presentation is about the method and the results from a pilot study which investigates the effectiveness of a bilingual education program administered at home by Japanese parents. This is the first step in a longitudinal study and the purpose of this research is to raise parents’ and children’s awareness of English as a communication tool. Data is collected from the mothers’ reflection notes, interview and observation of their communication.

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