Highlighting hidden knowledge in cross-cultural communication
| Project/Area Number |
24520603
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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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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
RYAN Stephen 山形大学, 人文学部, 教授 (40323159)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | 異文化間コミュニケション / 文化 / schema / intercultural / bias / culture / cross-cultural / communication / psychology / Intercultural / Communication |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research set out to explore cultural differences that cause communication problems between native Japanese and English speakers. A questionnaire was made and given to Japanese and English participants in business and educational contexts to explore selected theme words (e.g. democracy) that may show different background knowledge. Results of the questionnaire showed a distinct difference in how participants from Japan and the US interpret these types of important concepts. For example, participants from high context cultures valued a more collective socialist approach towards democracy while low context (i.e. US) cultures tend to value individualistic oriented freedoms. It was surmized that this type of background knowledge will lead to a unique way of problem solving and decision-making in cross-cultural contexts. Further research needs to be done to connect behavior with cultural knowledge however.
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