Coloniality in the Japanese university linguistic landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20498952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Donnellan (0000-0002-7134-7891, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1348-8678 • E-ISSN: 2331-2548 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13488678.2025.2551880 |
| OpenAlex | W4414596404 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
Linguistic landscapes (LL) are contested spaces where a variety of authors vie for control over part or all of the space, making them a good source of information for the investigation of competing ideologies and policies. This study of the LL of the ‘International Learning Centre’ of a private STEM university in Japan draws from photographic data of texts gathered over multiple visits to the site and from walking tour interviews with three individuals who had been engaged in creating the LL. Utilizing ideas from the modernity/coloniality/decoloniality project, this study discusses how colonial myths about language are both reinforced and subverted through the hidden curriculum of the LL. Coloniality was reflected through the myths of monolingualism and the native speaker, as well as colonial hierarchies of language. Some decolonial moves were seen in texts that blurred boundaries between English and Japanese or that highlighted a plurality of Englishes
Discourse analysis · Linguistic analysis · Linguistic landscape · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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The hidden curriculum and the nature of conflict
Beyond coloniality and monolingualism
Social Reproduction as Language Policy
Inclusive ethnographies
Why diachronicity matters in the study of linguistic landscapes
Neoliberal foreign language education
Foreign language education at the nexus of neoliberalism and coloniality
The coloniality of native speakerism
From a Foreign Language to own Language
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Linguistic landscapes, multilingualism and social change
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The Decolonial Option in English Teaching
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| Highly cited | No |
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