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Intercultural learning and language socialization for L2 learners in workplace immersion programs emerge actively through ongoing negotiation and adaptation to specific workplace communication norms, such as honorifics and dialects. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how Indonesian learners of Japanese navigate language use, workplace expectations, and cultural norms during internship immersion programs in Japan.

September 5, 2026International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Workplace Immersion and Intercultural Learning: Indonesian Japanese Language Learners in Internship Programs in Japan

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LNLisda Nurjaleka LDLispridona Diner YRYuyun Rosliyah

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Qualitative study reveals dynamic communicative adaptation in Indonesian interns in Japan, highlighting workplace interaction as a key driver of language socialization and cultural learning.

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To examine how Indonesian learners of Japanese navigate language use, workplace expectations, and cultural norms during internship immersion programs in Japan.
Conducted a qualitative investigation with 29 Indonesian Japanese-language learners (N=29) participating in professional internships across Japan.
Collected primary data via in-depth interviews and participant workplace observations.
Analyzed interactional workplace experiences using the Critical Elements of Immersion Experience conceptual framework.
Interns engaged in continuous conversational adjustments, facing primary communicative hurdles with formal honorific language (keigo) and localized dialect variations.
Intercultural competence developed as an active process of negotiation and contextual adaptation, heavily moderated by the availability of workplace guidance and environmental support.

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Nurjaleka et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4126b95aff0620eb62c https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70351

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September 5, 2026International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Workplace Immersion and Intercultural Learning: Indonesian Japanese Language Learners in Internship Programs in Japan

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LNLisda Nurjaleka LDLispridona Diner YRYuyun Rosliyah

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals dynamic communicative adaptation in Indonesian interns in Japan, highlighting workplace interaction as a key driver of language socialization and cultural learning.

Key Points

To examine how Indonesian learners of Japanese navigate language use, workplace expectations, and cultural norms during internship immersion programs in Japan.
Conducted a qualitative investigation with 29 Indonesian Japanese-language learners (N=29) participating in professional internships across Japan.
Collected primary data via in-depth interviews and participant workplace observations.
Analyzed interactional workplace experiences using the Critical Elements of Immersion Experience conceptual framework.
Interns engaged in continuous conversational adjustments, facing primary communicative hurdles with formal honorific language (keigo) and localized dialect variations.
Intercultural competence developed as an active process of negotiation and contextual adaptation, heavily moderated by the availability of workplace guidance and environmental support.

Cite This Study

Nurjaleka et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4126b95aff0620eb62c https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70351

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