The Importance of Prelingual Affective Communication Some Implications from the Field

This paper investigates communication between Japanese volunteers and non-Japanese/immigrant children at NPO (Non Profit Organization)from the prelingual affective communication perspective (defined as the various non-verbal interactions that happen mainly when two psychologically connected persons try to find a common ground for their feelings and establish a relationship like an infant and mother). In order to collect the data,the Personal Attitude Construct(PAC) Analysis and Image Maps were used for three volunteers and 11 immigrant children. The data revealed the importance of personal relationship and the function where the communication took place.The relationship between the volunteers and the children was interpreted from "a metal level of interest,""a depth of interest,""a way of expressing mood." This is qualitatively different from nonverbal immediacy which has been studied intensively in relation to "affective learning" at school. The author emphasizes the importance of Prelingual Affective Communication

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平成17年度～20年度科学研究費補助金（基盤研究 (B)） 「コミュニケーションを重視したデジタル学習環境に関する実証的研究」 (研究課題番号:1730277) 研究成果報告書

地球市民を育てるために ―異文化コミュニケーション研究者の役割― (2003年異文化コミュニケーション学会SIETAR JAPAN年次大会基調講演)

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[Research Note] Intercultural communications related phenomena on Facebook

This is a preliminary study to investigate intercultural communications related phenomena on Facebook, conducted by focusing on the behaviors of Facebook users. In particular, the behaviors exhibited by Filipino and Japanese undergraduate students when using Facebook were investigated. These Filipino students and Japanese students interacted face to face in classes at the Technical University of the Philippines for three days as one of the activities done during the study tour. After the face to face meeting, they had a chance to continue their friendship through Facebook. The research was twofold: the first phase was conducted by one of the author’s seminar students, Ms. Kei Murakami as her graduation thesis, and the second was conducted by the author. The Facebook contents of 11 Filipino students and 13 Japanese students were analyzed mainly in terms of posting and tagging, and two Japanese students were interviewed thoroughly. Based on the results, the specific usages of Facebook by Filipino students and Japanese students were revealed and discussed in the terms of “pictures posted,” “functions of Timeline,” and “number of Facebook friends.” In conclusion, the phenomena of intercultural communication was proposed for further future study using the value orientation developed by Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck (1961)