Sociolinguistic Research on the Discourses of Multicultural Workplaces in Japan: Understanding the Linguistic Behaviour and Overcoming Communicative Issues in Cross-cultural Interaction Among Workers

第三年（2021.4~2022.3）计划的研究活动包括：(1)进一步分析数据；(2)在（国际）国家会议上介绍成果；(3)向参与者反馈结果；(4)开发资源，协助工作场所解决跨文化沟通问题；(5)编制项目成果结案报告。由于新冠肺炎疫情，许多计划活动无法完全完成。以上期间的研究成果如下：(1)继续对10个工作场所的数据进行分析。(2)研究成果在会议上发表。2022年12月，在关西大学举行了圆桌会议，所有研究人员都介绍了最近的研究成果。(3)~(5)由于COVID-19的情况，后三个目标的完成被推迟，因此成功申请延长研究期限。由于新冠疫情有所缓解，预计剩余目标也将在2023学年实现。

Planned research activities for year 3 (2021.4~2022.3) included: (1) Further analysis of data; (2) Presentation of results at (inter-)national conferences; (3) Feedback of results to participants; (4) Development of resource to assist workplaces with cross-cultural communication issues; (5) Preparation of final report on project results.Due to COVID-19, many of the planned activities were unable to be fully completed.Research achievements for the above period are as follows:(1) Analysis of data collected from 10 workplaces continued.(2) Research results were published/presented at conferences. A round-table event was also held at Kansai University in Dec. 2022 at which all members of the research project gave presentations on their recent research.(3)~(5) Due to the COVID-19 situation, completion of the last three objectives has been delayed so an extension of the research period was successfully applied for. Now that the COVID situation has eased somewhat, it is anticipated that the remaining objectives will also be able to be met during the 2023 academic year.