Immigration, technology and literacy: key challenges for language policy in a changing Japan

澳大利亚需要对我们与之有着实质性经济、政治和文化关系的区域伙伴的社会和文化动态有深刻的理解。该项目将对日本目前的语言政策进行问题化，以考虑到最近社会转型的重要领域和与之相关的关于语言的关键文化信念。它将产生一系列重要的个人研究和政策建议;将在两项合作活动中汇集知名的国际研究人员和日本决策者和教育工作者，这将加强两国在学术和政府两级的联系;并将启动一名研究生的研究生涯。

Australia needs a sophisticated understanding of social and cultural dynamics in a regional partner with whom we have substantial economic, political and cultural relations. This project will problematise current language policy in Japan to take account of important recent areas of social transformation and associated key cultural beliefs about language. It will produce a body of significant individual research and policy recommendations; will bring together high profile international researchers and Japanese policy makers and educators in two collaborative exercises which will strengthen links between the two countries at both academic and government levels; and will launch the research career of a postgraduate student.