Language education for building a new society

A Review of Sangaku renkei de tsukuru tabunka kyōsei: Kashio to Musabi ga dezain suru nihongo kyōiku [Building multicultural coexistence through industry-academia collaboration: Japanese language education designed by Casio and Musashino Art University] Edited by Jumpei Miyo and Shinichi Yonetoku

Abstract

This article is a review of the book Sangaku Renkei de Tsukuru Tabunka Kyōsei: Kashio to Musabi ga Dezain Suru Nihongo Kyōiku [“Building multicultural coexistence through industry-academia collaboration: Japanese language education designed by Casio and Musashino Art University”] (Kurosio Publishers, 2021) edited by Jumpei Miyo and Shinichi Yonetoku. The book summarizes an industry-academia collaborative project carried out over a period of three years by Casio Computer Company Limited (Casio) and Musashino Art University (MAU). This article provides an overview of the book and discusses its achievements and challenges. The discussion is from the perspective of a researcher specializing in Japanese language education who has conducted practical research on the educational scenarios in Japan and abroad. Through the series of projects it describes, this book presents new forms of industry-academia collaborations and new possibilities for implementing Japanese language education.