1 Introduction: Internationalization in higher Education -- 2 Trends in Access to Higher Education in Japan: One Institution's Responses -- 3 Contextualizing Internationalization in Higher Education: Study Abroad Programs for Global Human Resources Development -- 4 Internationalization of Higher Education in the Foreign Language Curriculum in Japan: A Teacher's Perspective on Compulsory English Discussion Course -- 5 On the Road to Achieving Communicative Abilities: Contextualizing Communicative Language Learning -- 6 Considering the Implications of Internationalization within Japanese Higher Education.

This book discusses what internationalization practices are and the different ways that they are being implemented by higher education institutions in Japan, from a bottom-up perspective. It reflects the current situation faced by many Japanese universities in the context of the changing landscape in higher education and considerations in implementing changes to course curricula, programs, and university admissions with regard to internationalization. The four case studies presented provide readers with clear examples of how the internationalization of higher education institutions is developing within the Japanese higher education system, and the issues that different higher education institutions face in this process.