A case study on the acquisition process of verbal characters through Japanese learning motivated by anime
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- YAMAMOTO Yoshino
- Global Education Center, University of the Ryukyus
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- アニメ視聴を契機とした日本語習得を通した発話キャラクタの獲得過程に関する事例研究
- フランス移民二世Cの語りの質的分析から
- From qualitative analysis of a second generation immigrant in France
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to explore and analyze the kinds of background and processes learners use to acquire their portaits expressed in Japanese (afterward denoted as ‘verbal character’) by anime viewing as a significant part of their learning. With this purpose in mind, the life story of a French Japanese learner ”C”, who learned Japanese by extended viewing of Japanese anime during the formativee years of childhood and youth is qualitatively analyzed to explore how her learning has produced different verbal characters in Japanese, in contrast to her native language. As a result of analysis and consideration, a contrast was found between France (West) and Japan (East) in terms of the background of C's verbal character acquisition. The research suggests that the process of Japanese learning of C is an acquisition process of her verbal characters, not in “French side” of this contrast but in “Japanese side” (Japan viewed in Anime), trhough the personal language practice of extensive viewing of anime and monodramas in Japanese, in hopes of self-affirmation.
Journal
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- Studies of Language and Cultural Education
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Studies of Language and Cultural Education 15 (0), 129-, 2017
Association for Language and Cultural Education: ALCE
