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

[don kirk]

It would be interesting to know the source of that "primitive culture" quote. The Taiwan experience with Japan was very different from that of Korea. Taiwan did not exactly appreciate the demands, from time to time, from Beijing and was far more amenable to Japanese rule than was Korea. Japanese culture penetrated deep into Taiwan in ways that it never did in Korea -- a legacy that continues to this day.
Don Kirk




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 From: Frank Hoffmann <hoffmann at koreanstudies.com>
To: koreanstudies at koreanstudies.com 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [KS] Japan-Korea, France-Algeria: Colonialism and language policy
 


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
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