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Stone, Paul; Kidd, Andrew – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2011
This paper outlines some findings of a three-month investigation into the effects of students' interpersonal relationships on communication in two EFL classrooms in a Japanese university. Data was collected to identify and describe the various social subgroups that existed within the classes, and samples of classroom discourse were then analysed…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Relationship
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Gudykunst, William B.; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1985
Tested a model of uncertainty reduction derived from Berger and Calabrese's theory of initial interaction. Concluded that the model appears to be a reasonable fit to the data on communication in interpersonal relationships among college students in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests