TAKEI Mitsuko    Department   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Global and Community Studies    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2022/11
Type	Articles
Title	Japanese as a Lingua Franca interaction for L1 and L2 speakers in virtual contact situations
Contribution Type	Co-Authored Publication
Journal	CAJLE 2022 Conference Proceedings
Journal Type	Another Country
Publisher	Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)
Volume, Issue, Pages	pp.200-205
Number of pages	6
Author and coauthor	Mitsuko Takei and Mitsuaki Shimojo
Details	This paper first overviews an online conversation project involving two US universities and one Japanese university conducted during the pandemic-affected immobile semester in 2021. This virtual project aimed to provide JLF interaction opportunities for both L1 and L2 Japanese speakers. Following an overview of the project, the paper analyzes the post-conversation survey and interviews to explore how L1 speakers (n=6) and L2 learners (n=7) perceive JLF interactions. The results demonstrate an overall positive reaction from both L1 and L2 speakers, who regarded it as an enjoyable experience. They also reveal some individual-level differences in terms of nervousness, naturalness, successfulness, and difficulties that the speakers felt during the interactions. The paper concludes with implications for Japanese as a foreign language learning and teaching.