2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

foreign employment field study and development of Index of japanese language ability in the workplace and support programs

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	17K02795
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese linguistics
Research Institution	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2021-2022) Yamanashi Gakuin University (2019-2020) Ritsumeikan University (2017-2018)
Principal Investigator	Ohira Saki 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 言語教育センター, 講師 (80776831)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	森本郁代関西学院大学, 法学部, 教授 (40434881)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	定住外国人就労支援 / 職場の日本語能力指標 / 相互行為分析 / 多文化共生 / 職場支援プログラム / Can-do statements / 地域日本語 / フィールド調査
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We conducted a study aimed at supporting the employment of settled foreign residents, which involved analyzing workplace communication and developing a Japanese language proficiency index for the workplace. Through the "Communication Analysis" and "Development of a Japanese Language Proficiency Index for the Workplace," we developed "Can-do statements" based on field research and analyses conducted in the workplace. In addition, we developed a "workshop for workplace support" to encourage the use of the workplace proficiency index. We established networks with international exchange associations and foreign employment support organizations and made efforts to disseminate the results of this study to society through seminars and other means. These results were presented at a public symposium held in February 2023. We also compiled an activity report summarizing our efforts and achievements to date, which we widely published on our website and other platforms.
Free Research Field	日本語教育　第二言語習得　社会言語学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究では、就労現場での録画データ収集を行い、会話分析の方法論を用いてコミュニケーションを分析した。実証的手法に基づいて開発された「職場の日本語能力指標（Can-do statements）」は、真正性が高く現場の実情に即したものである。また、能力指標の提供にとどまらず、「職場支援のためのワーク開発」を行い、就労現場における活用を促したことも本研究の成果といえる。さらに、従来の言語能力観、学習観の再考を促し、職場で働く全ての人々の認識や行動の変化につなげるため、研究成果の発信を積極的に行い、多文化共生社会の実現に寄与したことも本研究の成果と言える。