The authors conducted a conversational session in a first-time-meeting situation in order to offer those students who have completed the first half of the beginning level opportunities so that they could communicate with unacquainted conversation partners by focusing more on building a personal relationship than on practicing Japanese grammatical structures. Post-session reflective procedures including interviews revealed that three elements are factors for giving/receiving good or bad impressions to/from the conversation partners: the attitude, personality, and appearance; the development of the conversation; and the proficiency in the Japanese language.
