2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Studies in the Interaction between Native and Non-native Speakers of Japanese as a Collaborative Activities
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11680315
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIGUCHI Koichi Osaka University, International Student Center, Professor, 留学生センター, 教授 (50263330)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2002
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| Keywords | language / communication / cognition / interaction / thought / development / interaction between different language speakers |
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| Research Abstract |
Based on the theoretical inquiries about the acitivities within interface situations between different language speakers and the analysis of the data obtained in tutorial sessions conducted by an instructor (or a native speaker of Japanese) and a non-native speaker of Japanese, the reseach provided alternative picture to this kind of encounters. In one paper, I described how learner's assisted performance in the classroom was transformed into more elaborate and sophisiticated performance in the following activities. In another paper, I examined Bakhtin's and Ong's theory of language and communcation, and discussed the relevancy of these theories to the study of interface situations including second language classroom activities. Another study examined Rommetveit's pluralistic social-cognitive approach to language and communication, and tried to apply his view to the understanding of interaction between native speakers and also interaction between different language speakers. For the final report, I prepared another paper that examined the possible application of Wittgenstein's theory of language and communication and Vygotsky's theory of thought and language to the understanding of the genesis of language and thought and also knowing others through language-mediated interaction. The study also proposed alternative method to describe interactions between different language speakers using data obtained in the research project
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