Japanese Peoples Awareness and Perception of the Spread of the Japanese Language Overseas

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370588
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMAZU Taku 埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 教授 (90437848)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 日本語教育 / 日本語普及 / 言語政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

One of the Japanese government’s language policies is the “spread of the Japanese language” overseas. In their public relations and other activities, the government of Japan and related Japanese government agencies are emphasizing the “necessity” and “importance” of projects for the “spread of the Japanese language.” But until now, no public opinion surveys that focus on the “spread of the Japanese language” have been carried out.
However, if Japan is to continue its work on the “spread of the Japanese language” into the future, then there seems to be a need to first investigate and analyze the awareness and perceptions of the Japanese people regarding the subject. This research was carried out with the goal of performing investigations and analyses of such awareness and perceptions, and using them to consider the desirable future state of projects for the “spread of the Japanese language” overseas.

Free Research Field

言語政策論