(Last updated : 2024-07-28 11:12:24)
  Nakamura Janice
   Kanagawa University  Faculty of Foreign Languages Department of English
   Kanagawa University Graduate School  Graduate School of Humanities Course in European and American Languages and Cultures(Language education/applied linguistics)
   Associate Professor
■ Present specialized field
bilingualism, bilingual education, child language acquisition, sociolinguistics (Key Word:Bilingualism,Bilingual First Language Acquisition,Family language policy,Minority language maintenance,Child language development) 
■ Academic background
1. 2007/04~2011/03 International Christian University Graduate School, Division of Education 〔Doctoral course〕 Completed
■ Book and Papers
1. Book Developmental perspectives on parents' use of discourse strategies with bilingual children  (Collaboration)  2021/10 Link
2. Book Parent's use of discourse strategies in dual-lingual interactions with receptive bilingual children  (Collaboration)  2018/10 Link
3. Papers Language learning and socioemotional well-being in early educational migration: Japanese children's transition into English-medium education in Malaysia  (Single)  2024/06 Link
4. Papers Parental language attitudes and beliefs underlying children's extra-curricular English learning in Japan  (Single)  2023/12 Link
5. Papers Factors affecting home language literacy development in Japanese-English bicultural children in Japan  (Collaboration)  2023/10 Link
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■ Academic conference presentation
1. 2023/08/02 Mother and child study abroad: Japanese children's perspectives on language learning in Malaysia (The 12th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
2. 2023/05/13 The English writing development of bilingual children in weekend schools (JALT PanSIG 2023)
3. 2023/03/10 The development of English writing in bilingual children attending weekend school in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic (Second Hawaii International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies)
4. 2022/07/13 English language planning in Japanese families (Sociolinguistics Symposium)
5. 2021/07/14 Minority language literacy in Japanese-English bilingual children in Japan: Factors affecting English writing proficiency (International Symposium on Bilingualism)
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■ Belonging society
1. 2016/04~ Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1)
■ Activity in society
1. 2024/03 Answers to the three most common parental questions on raising bilingual children: HaBilNet consultation FAQs with Janice Nakamura & Annick De Houwer Link
2. 2023/11 Global Insights on Language Learning Link
3. 2020/08 Learning how to read and write in two languages: A message to parents on developing children's bi-literacy Link
■ Lecturer and lecture
1. 2024/01 How families and communities can foster children's bilingualism and biliteracy in Japan Link
2. 2021/02 Bilingual children who understand but only speak one language Link