@article{ART003315865},
author={Isono Hideharu and YURIKO UCHIYAMA},
title={Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education},
journal={The Japanese Language Association of Korea},
issn={1229-7275},
year={2026},
number={87},
pages={97-112}
TY - JOUR
AU - Isono Hideharu
AU - YURIKO UCHIYAMA
TI - Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education
JO - The Japanese Language Association of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 87
PB - The Japanese Language Association Of Korea
SP - 97
EP - 112
SN - 1229-7275
AB - This study examines which descriptors in the authors' Can‑Do list are more easily acquired by learners and which present greater difficulties. The list was developed for the Practical Japanese Communication Test (PJC), an official proficiency test for business Japanese. To address this question, the study compares classroom practices with the results of a PJC mock examination. Data were collected from an undergraduate course in Business Japanese approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology’s employment promotion program for international students. After completing instructional materials aligned with the PJC, students took a mock test based on the same framework. Items with high accuracy rates mainly involved tasks that could be easily conceptualized regardless of cultural background or leveraged students’ everyday experiences in Japanese university life. In contrast, low‑accuracy items were linked to communication specific to Japanese language and culture—such as honorifics, greetings, and workplace interactions that require practical language use. These findings suggest that business Japanese courses should place greater emphasis on these challenging areas. Additionally, instructors should provide learners with more opportunities to envision and experience workplace situations. Instructors also need sufficient linguistic and pedagogical expertise to create such learning environments. Future research will employ larger-scale quantitative analyses to validate these findings further.
KW - Business Japanese;Can-Do List;Practical Japanese Communication Test;Career Support
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Isono Hideharu and YURIKO UCHIYAMA. (2026). Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 87, 97-112.
Isono Hideharu and YURIKO UCHIYAMA. 2026, "Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education", The Japanese Language Association of Korea, no.87, pp.97-112.
Isono Hideharu, YURIKO UCHIYAMA "Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea 87 pp.97-112 (2026) : 97.
Isono Hideharu, YURIKO UCHIYAMA. Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education. 2026; 87 : 97-112.
Isono Hideharu and YURIKO UCHIYAMA. "Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.87(2026) : 97-112.
Isono Hideharu; YURIKO UCHIYAMA. Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea, 87, 97-112.
Isono Hideharu; YURIKO UCHIYAMA. Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education. The Japanese Language Association of Korea. 2026; 87 97-112.
Isono Hideharu, YURIKO UCHIYAMA. Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education. 2026; 87 : 97-112.
Isono Hideharu and YURIKO UCHIYAMA. "Developing and Implementing a Can-Do Framework for Business Japanese Education" The Japanese Language Association of Korea no.87(2026) : 97-112.
