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The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education

Cilt: 11 Sayı: 4 26 Ekim 2020
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The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education

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This paper explores how non-Japanese Asians studying at Japanese universities form their subjectivity and negotiate in Japanese society. To this end, a qualitative paradigm, namely a narrative approach to data collection, was employed as a methodological framework, and the data collection methods were face-to-face interviews and social media. The participants were six Asian students from different Asian countries. After collecting their narratives and transcribing them, I categorized them into three phases: Expectations & Gaps, Outcomes, and Vision for the future. The findings reveal that all participants felt admiration and respect for Japanese perseverance and politeness, as well as Japan’s advanced technology in their imaginary world before they came to Japan. However, after living in Japan, this view changed to a negative one, leaving them disappointed by Japanese narrow-mindedness and both invisible and visible discrimination against them. These negative experiences gradually created their subjectivity as they have found themselves trying to conform to Japanese social power and norms and acting like the Japanese while in Japan. However, their hearts were no longer in Japan. These findings imply that Japanese students’ intercultural understanding is dominated by the cultures of the English-speaking world, while their understanding of other cultures except for those of that world is scant. The paper concludes by suggesting a cosmopolitan pedagogy for intercultural understanding and communication so that Japanese students can become true global citizens.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Ekim 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Temmuz 2020

Kabul Tarihi

21 Ekim 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sato, T. (2020). The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 11(4), 436-457. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.775926
AMA
1.Sato T. The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education. TOJQI. 2020;11(4):436-457. doi:10.17569/tojqi.775926
Chicago
Sato, Tomoka. 2020. “The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11 (4): 436-57. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.775926.
EndNote
Sato T (01 Ekim 2020) The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11 4 436–457.
IEEE
[1]T. Sato, “The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education”, TOJQI, c. 11, sy 4, ss. 436–457, Eki. 2020, doi: 10.17569/tojqi.775926.
ISNAD
Sato, Tomoka. “The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 11/4 (01 Ekim 2020): 436-457. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.775926.
JAMA
1.Sato T. The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education. TOJQI. 2020;11:436–457.
MLA
Sato, Tomoka. “The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, c. 11, sy 4, Ekim 2020, ss. 436-57, doi:10.17569/tojqi.775926.
Vancouver
1.Tomoka Sato. The Formation of Subjectivity in Asian Students in Japanese Higher Education. TOJQI. 01 Ekim 2020;11(4):436-57. doi:10.17569/tojqi.775926

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