Developing Native Social Intuition in Preparation for an Internship in Japan.

Autor/in	Yamashita, Margaret Y.
Titel	Developing Native Social Intuition in Preparation for an Internship in Japan.
Quelle	(1993), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Business Administration Education; Business Communication; Classroom Techniques; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Intercultural Communication; International Programs; International Trade; Internship Programs; Japanese; Language Skills; Languages for Special Purposes; Program Descriptions; Second Language Instruction; Second Languages; Social Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmenskommunikation; Klassenführung; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Japaner; Japanisch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachhandlungsfähigkeit; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Second language; Zweitsprache; Sozialer Wert
Abstract	The program of the Japan-American Institute of Management Sciences (JAIMS) in Hawaii, a nonprofit graduate-level institution intended to support training for cross-cultural business leadership, is described and discussed. Two curricula, the Japan-focused Master of Business Administration program and the Japan-focused Management Program are offered cooperatively with the University of Hawaii. The JAIMS program goal is both to teach and expand linguistic skills and to train students to behave appropriately in a Japanese social context. A distinction is made between the underlying cultural rules of the society and the rules of etiquette, protocol, and ritual that are their surface manifestation. It is noted that realization of the importance of developing Japanese social intuition emerged from cross-cultural student-teacher conflicts in classes. As a result, specific attention is given in class to these intrinsic Japanese expectations and values: humility; indirectness; in-group/out-group consciousness; vertical relationships; distance/reservation; reciprocity/indebtedness; orderliness/neatness; and consideration/initiative. Examples are given of classroom techniques that highlight these values. It is concluded that instilling social intuition in Japan-bound students is crucial to their success. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC