@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004702,
 author = {Smith, Guy},
 journal = {語学研究},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {When teachers of English as second language begin teaching in a different
cultural context from their own, the initial experience can be confusing and
frustrating. Student behavior and ways of thinking in the new cultural context
can appear to be quite different from the teacher’s and until the teacher starts to
understand these behaviors and ways of thinking their student behavior can
appear odd, inconsistent and contradictory. It is important therefore to explore
avenues to analyze, understand and classify such behaviors. The psychological
macro-theory Self Determination Theory (SDT) considers human motivation
and behavior to be based on three universal needs, competence, autonomy and
relatedness. For language teachers working in new cultures, it thus offers a
framework to analyze and categorize local behaviors through a global theory.
This article aims to apply SDT to examine and understand amae, a power
sharing social construct that influences Japanese social behavior and
communication. Amae can often be misinterpreted by teachers new to Japan as
immature and dependent behavior. The article looks at the teacher-student
relationship in exploring how amae can be understood through the SDT
framework. If amae can be explained and understood through a common lens it
will assist future language teachers coming to Japan in more quickly grasping
the cultural influence of amae, how to respond to related student behavior and
facilitate a more successful learning environment.},
 pages = {44--51},
 title = {Decoding Classroom Behaviors with Self Determination Theory},
 volume = {33},
 year = {2019}
}