초록 열기/닫기 버튼


This paper provides an overview of the previous studies related to the variation of Japanese address terms. It also discusses what type of research or subject is required for the education/learning of the language variation through terms of address from the perspectives of Plurilingualism and Pluriculturalism. As a result, clarifying how the language resources of Japanese learners contribute to the process of choosing one specific address term among various options is needed. Therefore, 1. the purpose of educating/learning the language variation, 2. the role of the teacher, 3. the role of the learner in the conventional research needs to be further elaborated as follows.1. The goal of language variation’s educating/learning through the address terms should raise socio-cultural awareness, and the ability to build specific rules of variation by using language resources that learners could apply their daily lives 2. In addition to giving a rule regarding the variation of address terms as knowledge, teachers should teach how Japanese learners can use their language resources, give learners chances to share their own rules throughout class activities. 3. Japanese learners should be Japanese speakers who create their own language rules not patiently waiting to receive specific knowledge from teachers.