2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Maintaining the Heritage Language: A Challenge for the Peruvian-Japanese Community
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15K04378
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | Immigrant education / Spanish language |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Through the research conducted among the children of the Japanese-Peruvian community in Japan and Peru, I identify the main problems regarding the maintenance of the heritage language. It is not an isolated problem, but also involve the participation of the community members, educational institutions, and above all parents and family members.
According to the results of my findings, language is an important tool used in the adaptation and integration for migrants; it facilitates the communication with the host society and helps to have a deeper understanding of the society. During this process, one of the results is to shift to the majority language and to decrease the use of the heritage language even at home that led to a faster language loss. The booklet and website prepared based on my research findings aim to provide guidance and resources to parents, to motivate the heritage language speakers, and to emphasize the importance of not losing the heritage language.
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| Free Research Field |
Heritage language
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