A Frequency-Based Reclassification of Foreigner Activities within Japan

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    National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

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  • 実行頻度からみた「外国人が日本で行う行動」の再分類
  • 実行頻度からみた「外国人が日本で行う行動」の再分類--「生活のための日本語」全国調査から
  • ジッコウ ヒンド カラ ミタ ガイコクジン ガ ニホン デ オコナウ コウドウ ノ サイブンルイ セイカツ ノ タメ ノ ニホンゴ ゼンコク チョウサ カラ
  • ――「生活のための日本語」全国調査から――
  • Factor Analysis of a Large-Scale Questionnaire Survey Concerning Japanese Use in Daily Life

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Abstract

<p>The purpose of this paper is to reclassify the daily activities of foreigners living in Japan. To that aim, a factor analysis is conducted on a large-scale questionnaire survey that asked foreigners about the frequencies of activities that they actually undertake within Japanese society (the number of complete questionnaire forms is 908).</p><p>The analysis results reveal six factors (Factors 1-6). In contrast with Factors 3-6 relating to activities that only take place in particular circumstances and/or locations, Factors 1 and 2 relate to essential activities regardless of the individual's situation.</p><p>The characteristics of activities heavily loaded by Factors 1 and 2 are examined in detail. The results indicate that Factor 1 is related to private activities that are necessary to survive within Japanese society, while Factor 2 is related to public activities that are necessary for achieving good communications with others. Moreover, the Japanese language learning level of individual respondents was found to be highly correlated with Factor 1 scores, but not so highly correlated with Factor 2 scores. These findings suggest that the frequencies of activities heavily loaded by Factor 2 are strongly influenced by the respondent's occupation and status in society.</p>

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