Differential Social Experiences of International Students in a Residential Hall in Japan

Autor/inn/en	Hasegawa, Atsushi; Shima, Chiharu
Titel	Differential Social Experiences of International Students in a Residential Hall in Japan
Quelle	In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 32 (2020) 2, S.34-71 (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hasegawa, Atsushi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-4568
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; College Students; Dormitories; Educational Experience; Study Abroad; Social Networks; Network Analysis; Student Motivation; Interpersonal Relationship; Foreign Countries; Japanese; Second Language Learning; Living Learning Centers; Ethnography; Language Usage; Student Attitudes; Socialization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Bildungserfahrung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Netzplantechnik; Schulische Motivation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland; Japaner; Japanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ethnografie; Sprachgebrauch; Schülerverhalten; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	The present study examined differential social experiences of international students living in a residential hall called 'Nihongo House' (Japanese language house) at a Japanese university. By conducting social network analysis (SNA), as well as making use of ethnographic data collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, we explain how constellations of interpersonal relations at the house transformed over the course of one semester and what factors were responsible for those changes. Additionally, we present three focal cases of international students. These students--with different motivational orientations, personal dispositions and abilities, and social standing--went through diverse social processes, which led to different levels of success in respective accounts . Based on the analysis, we discuss how social experiences of these students in this particular setting can be understood in relation to their language use and potential development and how this type of residential hall can effectively nurture interpersonal relationships. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01