yet is recognisedConcern for social status, of course, is not unique to Japanese. Status reflects one’s relative position in any social hierarchy, and “within all modern societies the order or structure of response is the same, following the typical status ladders of occupation, income, and education” (Inkeles 1960: 1). Nevertheless, that societies are structured along status lines does not mean that status plays the same role in determining social relations. Cultures may differ significantly on the conversational patterns, non-verbal behavior, and verbal choices considered appropriate in a given interaction. Indeed, to compare societies it is necessary to grasp the concept and practice of hierarchy that exists in different cultures (Dumont
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The presence nor approaching from foreigner may received some presentation of annoyance and inconvenience feelings from Japanese. From the historical evidence, foreigners often behaved rudely to Japanese and showed on an unmistakable air of racial and cultural superiority. Misbehavior by foreigners and abuse of Japanese docile behavior have remained a topic issue in Japanese media.
Japanese culture also can be considered as masculine society and tends to behave within the narrow range of a gender-related behaviors set. (Hofstede 1983). Another relevant continuum is tightness-looseness which a culture allows deviation from behavioral norms. Tight culture, Japan do not allow their member much permit enough on deviation form what is mena by correct to them but loose culture do not encourage such consensus.
For the high-low context continuum, describes the amount of the information available in communication. High contet implies more attention on non-verbal communication than through verbal content of the discourse as low context information mostly lies in explicit codes which develop clearer information through a …show more content…
This makes people to use their lingua franca which is temporary used language. Japan had suffered from using English as their second language, is a burden for them by complexity of connotations. In this contect, English had been viewed as another major source of Japanese miscommunication with foreigners.
The problem of miscoomunication is wide and could not be able to colve it at a single stroke or by reaching at one factor. There are supposed to have sevral lines of action that can mitigate miscommunication. Japan’s rapid changes in the Japanese language education had resulted in the drastically increase in the number of foreigners who able to communicate in Japanese. Other than that, alteration the actual differences by dealing with their perceptions towards miscoomunication.
With the help of academic instituitions abroad are advised to support the awareness and promote to Japan on communicating with foreigners. For the side of Japanese, experiencing real-life with foreigners having the high dencity to reduce the status violation besides can ease up the intercultural miscommunication. Foreign teachers can also help in overcome the fear of communication with non-Japanese by conducting the English classes mainly focus on communication
The presence nor approaching from foreigner may received some presentation of annoyance and inconvenience feelings from Japanese. From the historical evidence, foreigners often behaved rudely to Japanese and showed on an unmistakable air of racial and cultural superiority. Misbehavior by foreigners and abuse of Japanese docile behavior have remained a topic issue in Japanese media.
Japanese culture also can be considered as masculine society and tends to behave within the narrow range of a gender-related behaviors set. (Hofstede 1983). Another relevant continuum is tightness-looseness which a culture allows deviation from behavioral norms. Tight culture, Japan do not allow their member much permit enough on deviation form what is mena by correct to them but loose culture do not encourage such consensus.
For the high-low context continuum, describes the amount of the information available in communication. High contet implies more attention on non-verbal communication than through verbal content of the discourse as low context information mostly lies in explicit codes which develop clearer information through a …show more content…
This makes people to use their lingua franca which is temporary used language. Japan had suffered from using English as their second language, is a burden for them by complexity of connotations. In this contect, English had been viewed as another major source of Japanese miscommunication with foreigners.
The problem of miscoomunication is wide and could not be able to colve it at a single stroke or by reaching at one factor. There are supposed to have sevral lines of action that can mitigate miscommunication. Japan’s rapid changes in the Japanese language education had resulted in the drastically increase in the number of foreigners who able to communicate in Japanese. Other than that, alteration the actual differences by dealing with their perceptions towards miscoomunication.
With the help of academic instituitions abroad are advised to support the awareness and promote to Japan on communicating with foreigners. For the side of Japanese, experiencing real-life with foreigners having the high dencity to reduce the status violation besides can ease up the intercultural miscommunication. Foreign teachers can also help in overcome the fear of communication with non-Japanese by conducting the English classes mainly focus on communication