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Language Learning, Gender and Desire

- Japanese Women on the Move

About Language Learning, Gender and Desire

This book explores Japanese women's desire for English as a means of identity transformation and as access to the West and its masculinity. Drawing on ethnographic data and critical discourse analysis, the book illuminates how such desire impacts upon the linguistic, social, and romantic choices made by young women in Japan and overseas.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781847698537
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • January 21, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 149x209x12 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 266 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Language Learning, Gender and Desire

This book explores Japanese women's desire for English as a means of identity transformation and as access to the West and its masculinity. Drawing on ethnographic data and critical discourse analysis, the book illuminates how such desire impacts upon the linguistic, social, and romantic choices made by young women in Japan and overseas.

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