A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF INTERCULTURAL QUALITIES AND ABILITIES FOR JAPANESE STUDENTS

1.日本人的跨文化素质和意识调查（1）通过调查发现，日本人的重要和基本的跨文化素质是“文化理解”、“自我肯定”、“尊重人权”和“国家间的相互理解”。有过海外留学经历的人非常看重“语言能力”和“对跨文化的兴趣”。另一方面，没有经验的人坚持“尊重人权”和“消除人们头脑中的偏见和歧视”的重要性。有出国经验的人在跨文化方面比没有出国经验的人采取更合理的行动。(2)有过留学经历的人在跨文化意识上要优于无留学经历的人，如对文化的高度评价、外语的习得、交际能力、对全球性问题的认识、对文化交流的态度、对文化交流的态度、 ...更多信息 理解和解决问题的能力。另一方面，没有在国外生活过的人对日本人的认同感更强。日本人的跨文化意识类型分为四类：（1）自以为是型，（2）合作型，（3）个人主义型，（4）利己主义型.跨文化素质的个案研究（1）通过调查发现，日本海外合作志愿者（驻日和平队）成员的跨文化素质、能力和态度是自立、合理的行动、注重个性的人际关系和自我评价等重要而必要的。(2)通过AET（英语助教）的调查，日本人的跨文化素质是“国际社会的礼仪或举止”、“尊重人权”、“自信心”和“理解日本文化和外国文化，注重对文化的相对态度”.所研究和撰写的文章有：“西德的和平教育”、“跨文化交流能力”、“国际社会中的理想人与跨文化素质”、“作为跨文化素质的环境道德”和“在学校培养跨文化素质”。少

1. A survey of intercultural qualities and senses for Japanese (1) It is found out through the investigation that the important and essential intercultural qualities for Japanese are 'Cultural understanding', 'Self-disclosure', 'Respect of human rights', and 'Mutual understanding among countries'. The people who have experience of staying abroad make great account of 'language abilities' and 'interest for interculture'. On the other hand, the people who have no experience insist on the importance of 'Respect of human rights' and of 'Divesting people's mind of prejudice and discrimination'. The people who have experience of staying abroad take more reasonable action in cross-cultural aspects than the people who have no experience. (2) The people who have experience of staying abroad exceed the people who have no experience in intercultural senses, such as high estimate of culture, acquisition of foreign languages, communication ability, acknowledgment of global problems, attitude to mut … More ual understanding and ability of settling problems. On the other hand, the people who have no experience of staying abroad exceed in Japanese identity. Types of Japanese intercultural senses are divided into four groups: (1)Self-righteous group, (2)Cooperative group, (3)Individualistic group, and (4)Egoistic group.2. Case studies of intercultural qualities (1) It is found out through the investigation that the important and essential intercultural qualities, abilities and attitudes for members of Japan overseas co-operation volunteers (the Peace Corps in Japan) are self-reliance, reasonable action, personal relationship laying stress on individuality and self-appraisal. (2) Intercultural qualities for Japanese through the survey of AET (Assistant English Teachers) are 'Etiquette or manners in the international society', 'Respect of human rights', 'Self-disclosure', and 'Understanding of Japanese culture and the foreign culture laying stress on relative attitude for cultures'.3. Theoretical Studies of intercultural qualities The articles which are studied and written down are 'Peace education in West Germany', 'Abilities of Intercultural communication', 'Ideal human beings in international society and intercultural qualities', 'Environmental morals as intercultural qualities', and 'Fostering intercultural qualities in schools'. Less