The Role of Cross-Cultural Understanding in Foreign Language Communication in Intermediate Japanese Language Learners

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10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_106How to use a DOI?

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Cross-Cultural; Communication; Understanding

Abstract

Cross-cultural communication occurs when humans with their culture relate to other humans who come from different cultures, interact, and even influence each other. Cross-cultural is a term that is often used to describe situations when a culture is confronted with another culture and both have a mutual influence and impact both positive and negative. The existence of cultural differences is because culture is dynamic and always evolving so it needs a variety of approaches to understanding culture, among others by doing assimilation culture, including assimilation, integration, and cross-cultural understanding cross-cultural understanding. The realization that communication cannot be cultural context, then cross-cultural understanding, especially in cross-cultural understanding, especially in foreign language learning, is very important. Therefore, the role of cross-cultural understanding is needed in foreign language communication, especially Japanese. Data collection methods are observation and questionnaire. Observations were made in the learning of chokai kaiwa skills (listening and speaking courses) and questionnaires were distributed to 80 Japanese language learners who participated in chokai kaiwa learning in the 2023 academic year at Semarang State University. The role of cross-cultural understanding for learners can facilitate communication activities to avoid misunderstandings. It also plays a role in building communication in Japanese. The learners’ understanding of Indonesian culture is 70% although it cannot be said to be low. However, it is lower than the learners’ understanding of Japanese culture.

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AU  - Lispridona Diner
AU  - Rina Supriatnaningsih
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/02/13
TI  - The Role of Cross-Cultural Understanding in Foreign Language Communication in Intermediate Japanese Language Learners
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2024 (IJCAH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 1101
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_106
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