Measuring the Relationship among Personal Network with Japanese Language Skill and Fit Well with Life in Japan

Abstract

The trends of the diverse city spread across the world, not only megacities but also the city where become a destination to study. Challenge for the international student as a new community to accept and connect to the new place and new community. Culture, social and experience influence our perspective of place and region. Language is a tool of communication to connect to others. Personal network influences our perception of the environment. This paper wants to explore the relationship between personal network with Japanese language skill and fit well with life in Japan. One hundred and three international students became respondents to fill out the randomized questionnaire (year, age, country and gender). The data from the questionnaire were analysed with SPSS using the Spearman’s rank correlation. The results showed that there was a positive correlation between personal network and Japanese language skill also between personal network and feel fit well with life in Japan. This research founded that to get the feel in well with life in Japan, more important to connect with Japanese people than Japanese language skill.