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What is Gaijin [Japanese]

Chapter 29
Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
Literally meaning ‘outside person’, this Japanese expression refers to ‘foreigners’, though is more often used when referring to Caucasians.
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Language Learners' Social Interaction during Study Abroad: Opportunities, Satisfaction, and Benefits
Rikki Campbell (Monash University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 33
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0169-5.ch029
Abstract
There is a common belief that one of the best methods for learning a foreign or second language is to develop social relationships with native speakers and to communicate with them using that language. In order to increase such interactional opportunities, participation in study abroad programs where the target language is spoken is frequently recommended. However, language learners often report disappointment in their degree of interaction and friendship development with native speakers while abroad. With a focus on learners of Japanese, the study reported in this chapter examines the contexts in which study abroad students in Japan find opportunities to interact and establish friendships with native Japanese speakers, and discusses the participants' satisfaction with and benefits of such interaction and friendships. The results draw upon 36 questionnaire responses, as well as in-depth interviews with four focal informants, all of who experienced a study abroad in Japan between 2010-2013.
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International Family Configurations in Tokyo and their Cross-Cultural Approaches to Language Socialization
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Published in Chapter: International Family Configurations in Tokyo and their Cross-Cultural Approaches to Language Socialization; From: Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Approaches to Language and Literacy Development
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