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Language Life of Japanese Expatriates in Non-English Speaking Countries: The Cases of Barcelona and Madrid

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Makiko Fukuda

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

procedia - social and behavioral sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1877-0428

DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.303

Subject(s) - communicative competence , local language , psychology , linguistics , linguistic competence , competence (human resources) , life satisfaction , sociology , social psychology , pedagogy , computer science , philosophy , programming language

tarting from the question of whether expatriates can survive a temporary stay in the host society without any knowledge of the local language, this study explores the language life of Japanese expatriates in Barcelona and Madrid. The relationship between language competence, language needs, and the degree of communicative satisfaction and satisfaction with life in general was analyzed. The result suggests that use of the local language in a Non-English-speaking country is very important and can be one of the factors determining the degree of communicative satisfaction, but not necessary satisfaction with life in general

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