Research methodology for understanding "okashimi" in Japanese oral arts: From the viewpoint of cultural differences in humor

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580025
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SAKAI Takako 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (40215588)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Bushnell Cade 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (30576773) ; 山田 亨 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 助教 (60706943)
• Research Collaborator: SEKIZAKI Hironori ; YANAGIYA Sankyo ; HAYASHIYA Somejaku ; MITANI Eri ; TROFIMOVA Oksana ; TOU Zen ; SON Shin ; TO Gyoketsu ; LEE Wenshin ; ABE Yuko
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 話芸 / 落語 / 異文化理解 / 小咄 / E-learning / 日本語学習者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Japanese oratory arts, represented by rakugo, contain refined cultural and linguistic elements and are valuable to Japanese pedagogy. We held rakugo performances for foreign students, and through survey and interview techniques, obtained a view of the students’ understandings. Furthermore, by analyzing video recordings of the students viewing the performances, we performed research about the position of laughter by the students within the flow of the performance. Also, using videos of “kobanashi,” we developed and tested an e-learning program which provides outlines of the stories, captions, quizzes and explanations of difficult parts, and which makes visible moments the users feel to be entertaining or difficult.

Free Research Field

日本語教育学