2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on barriers to communication of contact situations in the workplace
Project/Area Number |
25770189
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Japanese language education
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Research Institution | Mie University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | ビジネス日本語 / 接触場面 / 半構造化インタビュー / 会話 / 質的分析 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to clarify the structure of the interaction between Japanese native speakers and non-native business people working in a multicultural environment, and identify barriers to the lingual communication process and their related factors Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 13 settings, including domestic and overseas Japanese companies, to investigate the actual work-site conditions of Japanese language use. Conversations of actual business scenes in the offices were also audio-recorded and qualitatively analyzed to examine the structure of interaction in the contact situations. Possible factors impeding the communication identified from the data analysis could be applied to the field of Business Japanese Language Education.
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Free Research Field |
日本語教育
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