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This report focuses on the steps taken since 2008 to introduce the CEFR into the teaching of fore... more This report focuses on the steps taken since 2008 to introduce the CEFR into the teaching of foreign languages other than English, at Muroran Institute of Technology. Seven part-time instructors of Chinese and Russian collaborated over the time of one year in developing teaching materials, as well as can-do-lists based on the level A1 of the CEFR. For this task, the CEFR-based German textbook "Und du?" was used as a reference.

How do Japanese and German students perceive themselves and each other? How do autoand heteroster... more How do Japanese and German students perceive themselves and each other? How do autoand heterostereotypes in the mutual perception relate to the construction of collective identity? These questions are investigated in the study at hand. In 29 qualitative, semi-standardized one-hour interviews, university students in Germany and Japan are asked about their self-perception and the perception of the respective other culture’s members. Only by comparing the “self” (in-group) to the “other” (outgroups), can the “self” be recognized. Communities need to rely on stereotypes for the construction of a shared identity, because collectives like national cultures always present imagined communities (cf. Anderson 2006). The shared narrative is necessarily selective and based on the omission of that which would separate the community’s members. That which unites the community is emphasized. The results of the interviews demonstrate the relativity of the mutual perception and help to understand the...

January 2014) This study compares the television reporting of the Great East Japan Earthquake/tsu... more January 2014) This study compares the television reporting of the Great East Japan Earthquake/tsunami in equivalent news programs of five different countries (Japan, the UK, Germany, France, and the U.S.A.) on March 11 and 15, 2011. Use of the KJ method finds the content and its presentation in each news program are closely linked to the cultural styles of each region. The relationships of the visual (static, in movement, animated, etc.) and the oral (announcement, report, interview, off-voice narration, etc.) are partially taken into consideration for the news examined. The comparison’s aim is to elucidate the focus of the news content and its linguistic and visual presentation which are biased by cultural norms and assumptions

International students at Muroran Institute of Technology (MuroranIT) answered a partly reworked ... more International students at Muroran Institute of Technology (MuroranIT) answered a partly reworked questionnaire about their circumstances and levels of satisfaction. Their answers a) confirmed the results of the previous year and b) revealed their attitudes towards life in general in Muroran. Further factors necessary to ensure foreign students' satisfaction could be found.

Behavioral values, rules and patterns of one culture are usually mirrored in its verbal communica... more Behavioral values, rules and patterns of one culture are usually mirrored in its verbal communicative style. The reaction of German and Japanese soccer players to their (non)-nomination for their national teams is a rare opportunity to compare these styles in a 100% comparable setting. The main behavioral and verbal traits of each culture will be introduced and contrasted. German communicative style is direct, content-related and less situation-bound, while Japanese verbal communicative style is more indirect, clearly situation-related and refers more to the in-group. In the analysis of the verbal reaction of a total of four soccer players, it will be shown that their comments and reactions are very much in accord with the behavioral cultural exigencies of their respective cultures. The German players did not mind appearances and the Japanese players did not express their feelings directly but rather referred to their in-groups. The direct comparison of Japanese and German reactions...

MEXT’s aim to raise the number of foreign students to 300,000 by 2020 has prompted universities t... more MEXT’s aim to raise the number of foreign students to 300,000 by 2020 has prompted universities to implement a new infrastructure capable of handling the increasing number of students. Among educators, there is still debate concerning the benefits and drawbacks of the current interculturalization of Japanese universities. Against this backdrop, international students at Muroran Institute of Technology (MuroranIT) were questioned about their circumstances and levels of satisfaction. Their positive responses indicate some of the factors necessary to ensure foreign students’ satisfaction.

Backchannel cues seem to exist in all languages, however backchannel behaviour differs according ... more Backchannel cues seem to exist in all languages, however backchannel behaviour differs according to language and culture. This study argues that in the research on the use of backchannel cues in L1 and L2, transfer from L2 to L1 has to be considered reciprocally; e.g. transfer of L2 Japanese backchanneling into L1 German, as well as the transfer of L2 German backchanneling into L1 Japanese. Several cross-linguistic studies have been conducted with controversial results. Some find no transfer from L2 to L1 and others do. However, none of these studies investigated reciprocally. The result of this study shows that both findings hold true. Data collected from videotaped dyads between monolingual Japanese and monolingual Germans first established the difference in the usage of backchannel cues in the two languages, with German as low and Japanese as high in the frequency of backchannel cues. Next, one long-term Japanese resident of Germany and one long-term German resident of Japan were...