A Sociolinguistic and Sociocultural Approach to Attitudinal Dispositions of Graduated Students toward the Business Japanese Language

Autor/inn/en	Özsen, Tolga; Özbek, Aydin
Titel	A Sociolinguistic and Sociocultural Approach to Attitudinal Dispositions of Graduated Students toward the Business Japanese Language
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 12 (2016) 1, S.32-41 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Sociocultural Patterns; Japanese; Business Communication; Intercultural Communication; Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Sociolinguistics; Second Language Learning; Grammar; Pragmatics; Electronic Mail; Telecommunications; Native Speakers; Second Language Instruction; Graduates; Ambiguity (Semantics); Teaching Methods; Work Environment; Language Usage; College Students; Language Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziokulturelle Theorie; Japaner; Japanisch; Unternehmenskommunikation; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Soziolinguistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Grammatik; Pragmalinguistik; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Telekommunikationstechnik; Muttersprachler; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arbeitsmilieu; Sprachgebrauch; Collegestudent; Sprachverhalten; Ausland; Fragebogen; Türkei
Abstract	Effective usage of nonverbal and verbal communication in Japanese such as gestures, mimics, silence and employing grammatical or lexical honorifics plays a significant role in determining the success of foreign language learners in obtaining their intended employment. This study examines the second language (L2) learning of politeness and social interaction in professional life within sociocultural and sociolinguistic competence in situ among those L2 learners of Japanese who took the sociolinguistics competence courses and those who did not. The main purpose of this study is to exhibit the importance of employing Sociolinguistic Competence courses to the Japanese Language Education Curriculum in order to have students understand cross-cultural and sociocultural phenomena. In the Sociolinguistic Competence courses graduates do not only learn the theoretical sociocultural background of Japanese society and language. In addition, they familiarize themselves with various practical topics such as social manners, those pertaining to e-mail, the telephone, name cards ("meishi"), and even the seating orders used in Japanese business. The current study analyzed 80 participants who are graduated and are working with native Japanese speakers in their professional lives. Based on the study findings, implications for teaching sociolinguistic and nonverbal/verbal communication tools were explored. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01