留学生の「人間関係の構築と継続」のための日本語教育的な支援 -韓国人留学生の留学生活に対するインタビュー調査を基に-

Abstract

In interviews with Korean students studying abroad in Japan, this paper shows what kind of counterparts exist around the students, what role they expect from them, and what Japanese education should do to build and continue the human relationship of students studying in Japan. The survey has identified four types of counterparts to the Korean students: Japanese students, Japanese friends, other international students, and Japanese non-students who the Korean students interact with. In addition, the survey identified certain roles that the international students expect from their counterparts: the role of partner as a classmate, the role of a counselor for counseling about studying abroad, and the role of supporter for learning Japanese. The building and continuing of human relationships of international students is an important factor in determining the satisfaction of students studying abroad. Therefore, when study-abroad instructors organize classes and programs, they should consider the value of extended class activities outside of the class and beyond the university setting. Many studies have shown that maintaining the closeness and stability of the same group of international students is helpful for the psychological stability for international students. But, they eventually had difficulty getting close to Japanese people and their Japanese language skills were not increasing.