The Comprehension of Japanese Culture in Learning Japanese as Foreign Language

Neneng Sutjiati, Linna Meilia Rasiban

2017

Abstract

This study investigated the correlation of Japanese culture knowledge and Japanese language competence of basic level Indonesian Japanese language learners. This study aims to help non-native Japanese teachers to understand certain difficulties that Japanese language students might encounter problem in learning Japanese due to cultural differences, and to help Japanese students to become aware of their own socio-cultural behaviours in communication, in order to reduce cross-cultural misunderstandings. This research used qualitative method, and the data were collected through Discourse Completion Test. The questionnaire used Kasper (2000) categorization. The sample were 40 Japanese students in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The data collected from the questionnaires were statistically analysed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that by understanding Japanese culture, the students can understand better how to communicate and it gives a positive impact on learning Japanese language. However, the results about using a certain level of politeness in various situations was not satisfying. Furthermore, the results of this study related with teachers’ way of teaching including language content, language use, and teaching behaviour. These are considered important to help students in understanding the language they are learning better.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sutjiati N. and Rasiban L. (2017). The Comprehension of Japanese Culture in Learning Japanese as Foreign Language.In The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE, ISBN 978-989-758-332-2, pages 737-740. DOI: 10.5220/0007174207370740

in Bibtex Style

@conference{conaplin and icollite17,
author={Neneng Sutjiati and Linna Meilia Rasiban},
title={The Comprehension of Japanese Culture in Learning Japanese as Foreign Language},
booktitle={The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,},
year={2017},
pages={737-740},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007174207370740},
isbn={978-989-758-332-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,
TI - The Comprehension of Japanese Culture in Learning Japanese as Foreign Language
SN - 978-989-758-332-2
AU - Sutjiati N.
AU - Rasiban L.
PY - 2017
SP - 737
EP - 740
DO - 10.5220/0007174207370740