Communication among Graduate Students in the Laboratory:

Focusing on Interaction Using the Characteristics of the Laboratory

Abstract

In this study, we analysed the interactions in a science and technology laboratory to obtain useful information for foreign graduate students to facilitate communication in the laboratory. The results showed that lab members often engage in loose conversations that do not have a clear beginning or ending and include long silences. Understanding the use of such conversational variations as well as smooth and long conversations would be beneficial for international students, and this would contribute to building relationships among lab members.