| Project/Area Number |
19K00751
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02090:Japanese language education-related
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
Barke Andrew 関西大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (90615741)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
嶋津 百代 関西大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (90756868)
村田 和代 龍谷大学, 政策学部, 教授 (50340500)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | multicultural workplaces / communication problems / communication strategies / workplace interaction / Japanese & non-Japanese / intercultural / multicultural workplace / communication |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Little is known of the effects an increase in foreign workers will have on communication and interpersonal relations among staff in Japanese workplaces. This research aims to address this significant gap, and provide practical, research based solutions to assist workers within such workplaces.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Planned research activities for year 3 (2021.4~2022.3) included: (1) Further analysis of data; (2) Presentation of results at (inter-)national conferences; (3) Feedback of results to participants; (4) Development of resource to assist workplaces with cross-cultural communication issues; (5) Preparation of final report on project results.
Due to COVID-19, many of the planned activities were unable to be fully completed.
Research achievements for the above period are as follows:
(1) Analysis of data collected from 10 workplaces continued.
(2) Research results were published/presented at conferences. A round-table event was also held at Kansai University in Dec. 2022 at which all members of the research project gave presentations on their recent research.
(3)~(5) Due to the COVID-19 situation, completion of the last three objectives has been delayed so an extension of the research period was successfully applied for. Now that the COVID situation has eased somewhat, it is anticipated that the remaining objectives will also be able to be met during the 2023 academic year.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
The continuation of COVID-19 resulted in data not being able to be collected, the cancellation of a planned panel session, and project members
being unable to attend conferences. It has also meant that much time was needed to be spent dealing with COVID-19 related issues, so time able to be spent on research was less than anticipated.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
As a result of the delays caused by COVID-19, an extension of time for the project was applied for and received. The plans for the remaining year of the project will be as follows:
2023.4~2024.3 - Continued analysis of data; continued publishing/presenting results of the research at conferences; Feedback of results to participants; Development of a resource to assist workplaces with cross-cultural communication issues.
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