Relationship Building and Speech Style Selection by International Students in Science Laboratories
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- Nabatame Tomomi
- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
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- Oshima Yayoi
- Ritsumeikan University
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- Iseki Yuriko
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 理系研究室における留学生の人間関係構築とスピーチスタイル選択
Abstract
<p>In this study, we interviewed four Chinese graduate students who communicate in Japanese about their experiences building relationships in laboratories and the speech styles they chose. The data were analyzed using M-GTA, which found the following five categories in their descriptions: “perception of laboratory environment,” “desired relationship,” “participation in conversation opportunities,” “choice of speech style, ” and “evaluation of the experience.” The students proactively participated in formal/informal conversation opportunities based on their desired relationships, and with a sense of successful/unsuccessful relationship building, but their degree of satisfaction and proactiveness did not necessarily correspond. In addition, there was no single process of speech style selection associated with relationship building. The results confirmed that the choice of speech style reflected not only students’ normative consciousness or limited Japanese language ability, but also their self-directed choice as a means of adjusting their desired relationships by the degree of intimacy and self-presentation in the laboratory environment. The international students cultivated (developed) their own position by coming to terms with their own desires and surroundings, and reached a satisfactory understanding by integrating their experiences with their past, present, and future experiences.</p>
Journal
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- The Japanese Journal of Language in Society
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The Japanese Journal of Language in Society 26 (2), 19-34, 2024-03-31
The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390299937187336064
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- ISSN
- 21897239
- 13443909
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed