[KS] Japan-Korea, France-Algeria: Colonialism and language policy

[Frank Hoffmann]

By 1945 about 80% of the population of Taiwan was speaking Japanese. 
And Taiwan, let us not forget that, was considered a "primitive 
culture" in the late 19th century when the Japanese colonized it.
Just something to think about.

See:
Catherine Shu-fen (Yu) Fewings, "Japanese colonial language education 
in Taiwan and assimilation, 1895-1945," PhD diss., Curtin University of 
Technology, 2004.
(http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=15269&local_base=GEN01-ERA02)

Regards,
Frank


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Frank Hoffmann
http://koreanstudies.com