A sociolinguistic study of heritage languages and ethnic identities of migrants (jrp000267)
Keywords
migrants
heritage languages
ethnic identities
sociolinguistics
methodology
Areas
Europe
West Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
North & Northeast Asia
Oceania & Pacific Ocean
North America & Caribbean
South America
Website
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About the Project
Project term: April, 2021–March, 2024
  Various factors influence whether an immigrant community continues to maintain the language and culture of its home country despite generational shifts or assimilation into the language usage patterns of the host country. This research project investigates this issue from the perspectives of heritage language education and ethnic identity formation. Building on an initial discussion of the research methods employed in previous studies, this project aims to propose a methodology which enables comparisons between the various language situations faced by immigrant communities in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas.
Date/Time: Sun 25 Feb 2024 – Mon 26 Feb 2024 10:00–17:00
Venue: 303, Online meeting
Organized by Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing)
Cooperated by Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages
25 Feb
Facilitator: Norikazu KOGURA (ILCAA)
10:00–10:10 Mayumi ADACHI (ILCAA)
Opening remarks
10:15–10:55 Akiko OKUMURA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Kanda University of International Studies), Kazuko MATSUMOTO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo)
“On the possibility of “Multicultural Japanese” in the Greater Tokyo Area: A case of South American immigrants”
11:00–11:40 Sachi YOSHIDA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Atomi University), Kazuko MATSUMOTO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo)
“Code-switching among Japanese, Korean and Russian in multilingual Sakhalin: A first sketch”
11:45–13:25
Lunch break
13:30–14:10 Moe KITAMURA (Graduate School, The University of Tokyo/JSPS)
“Changes in Acts of Identity among Jerusalem Domari Speakers”
14:15–14:55 Joy TANIGUCHI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology)
“Rapid Language Shift in Language Islands and Its Factors”
“Linguistic Landscape and Migrant Communities in Japan: A Case Study of Indian-Nepalese restaurants”
12:15–13:25
Lunch break
13:30–14:10 Shoei NAKAIE (Ochanomizu University)
“Heritage language awareness and the processes of heritage language learning among second-generation newcomers born and raised in Japan: Narratives of those who grew up as 'foreign-linked children in public housing in Kanagawa prefecture”
14:15–14:55 Yiqiong WANG (Ochanomizu University)
“What should Mother Tongue Education Aim For: Insights from Graduates who Received Mother Tongue Education in Japanese Public High School”
15:00–15:15
Break
15:20–16:20 Mitsuyo SAKAMOTO (Sophia University)
“Caught between “monolingualism” and “bilingualism”: The conflicts faced by heritage language speakers”
Organized by Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing)
Cooperated by Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages
Organized by Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing)
Cooperated by Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages
14:00–14:10 Mayumi ADACHI (ILCAA)
Introduction
14:10–15:00 Junko HIBIYA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Sacred Heart School Corporation)
“Review of the Heritage Language Variation and Change Project (HLVC)”
Organized by Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing)
Cooperated by Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages
Organized by Core Project “Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa” (DDDLing)
Cooperated by Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages
13:00–13:10 Mayumi ADACHI (ILCAA)
Introduction
13:10–14:00 Norikazu KOGURA (ILCAA)
“On the development of online community of Sibe speakers and learners”
14:10–15:00 John C. Maher (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Professor Emeritus at International Christian University)
14:10–15:00 Junko HIBIYA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Sacred Heart School Corporation)
“Heritage Language Variation and Change Project (HLVC)”
15:10-16:00 Kazuko MATSUMOTO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo), Sachi YOSHIDA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Atomi University), Akiko OKUMURA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo)
“On the role of ethnicity in linguistic variation: Four diaspora case studies from the Greater Tokyo Area and Sakhalin in the Russian Far East”
16:10–17:00 Tooru HAYASI (ILCAA Joint Researcher, The Open University of Japan)
“Rethinking the value of indecisive respondents for questionnaire surveys”