In this era of globalization, Japanese universities will have to accommodate an increasing number of local students wishing to learn foreign languages and they will also have to welcome more international students to their campuses. While universities will undoubtedly take steps to ensure that both groups have positive educational and intercultural experiences, we contend that it is also incumbent upon them to implement measures designed to facilitate the adaptation of international students to Japanese society. In this article, we examine the role social learning spaces can play in helping universities respond to these challenges. We argue that these facilities can make an invaluable contribution by supporting language learning and cross-cultural acclimatization for both international and Japanese students. The term social learning spaces refers to places where students can come together in an informal or quasi-formal environment in order to learn from and with each other. To illustrate our points, we draw on the data from a five-year ethnographic inquiry carried out at one such facility on the campus of a large national university. After describing the social learning space, outlining the study, and tracing the theoretical orientation guiding the interpretation of the data, we focus on the benefits social learning spaces can afford international students wishing to improve their language skills and adapt to Japanese society. To conclude, we reflect on how social learning spaces can support the process of glocalization by making local universities more globalized places.

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社会语言学习空间：全球化全球化

在全球化的时代，日本大学将不得不容纳越来越多希望学习外语的本地学生，并且他们还将不得不欢迎更多的国际学生进入其校园。虽然大学无疑将采取措施确保这两个群体都有积极的教育和跨文化经验，但我们认为，也有责任实施旨在促进国际学生适应日本社会的措施。在本文中，我们研究了社交学习空间在帮助大学应对这些挑战中可以发挥的作用。我们认为，这些设施可以通过支持国际和日本学生的语言学习和跨文化适应来做出宝贵的贡献。社会学习空间一词是指学生可以在非正式或准正式的环境中聚在一起以相互学习和学习的地方。为了说明我们的观点，我们借鉴了在大型国立大学校园中的一个这样的设施中进行的五年人种学调查的数据。在描述了社交学习空间，概述了研究并跟踪了指导数据解释的理论取向之后，我们重点介绍了社交学习空间可以为希望提高其语言技能并适应日本社会的国际学生提供的好处。总而言之，我们反思了社会学习空间如何通过使本地大学更加全球化的方式来支持全球本土化的过程。