An Analysis of Role-playing Conversational Data on Asking for Permission by Chinese Subordinates and Japanese Superiors : Seeking Hints on Training Foreign Workers from the Actions and Consciousness of Participants
アイテムタイプ
紀要論文 / Departmental Bulletin Paper
言語
日本語
キーワード
許可求め, ロールプレイ会話, 会話参加者の行動と意識, 外国人材育成
キーワード(英)
asking for permission, role-playing conversational data, actions and consciousness of participants, training for foreign workers
This study investigates the challenges experienced by Chinese subordinates in requesting permission from Japanese superiors in role-playing conversational data to suggest training methodologies for foreign workers from the perspective of interactional competence.
The results of the qualitative analyses are as follows:
i. The participant, Lei (assumed name), had more difficulties than the other participant, Zhang (assumed name) in linguistic, sociolinguistic, and sociocultural competences. Nevertheless, both the participants displayed the influence of the sociocultural norms of their native country (China).
ii. Lei and Zhang revealed that they faced several challenges while responding to chitchat.
iii. Adjustments by Japanese superiors were found to be important for facilitating a smooth interaction.
Based on the results of this study, special attention should be paid to the difficulties and problems encountered by foreign workers in linguistic, sociolinguistic, and sociocultural competences, in the field of support for career formation and job hunting. In addition, it is important to utilize the animations and conversational examples used in this research in classroom activities. Furthermore, we suggest that considering the influence of Chinese sociocultural norms and the conversational adjustments made by Japanese superiors as concrete examples to improve the working environment in the field of cross-cultural management and communication training.