Abstract
This study focuses on the differences between a Japanese staff worker and a technical intern trainee when verbally communicating with nursing care facility residents. and I observed the recreational activity of "coloring" in there. As a result, when communicating with residents, the Japanese staff worker looked for cues in the unrelated talk when communicating with residents and promoted recreational activities. In contrast, the trainee often communicated through simple "question-answer" exchanges. When the nursing care facility residents replied with a non sequitur, the trainee was not able pick up on the verbal cues. Therefore, the trainee was unable to promote recreational activities.
