Event

Japan's Sakoku Defense Against English

Saturday, June 16th, 2001, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Marshall R. Childs

If English endangers Japanese language and culture, how can Japan defend against it? In Japan the defense against English is subtle: a technique perfected in the centuries since Admiral Perry's rude entrance. Modern sakoku technique involves seeming to embrace a foreign thing while subtly defeating it. The talk focuses on Japan's defenses against English and on the efforts of foreigners to overcome the defenses.

Organization: Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Tokyo JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen

Venue: Sophia University (JR Yotsuya Stn), Kioi Building, room 108

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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