ERIC Number: EJ866651
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 17
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Persistence in Japanese Language Study and Learners' Cultural/Linguistic Backgrounds
Matsumoto, Masanori
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v32 n2 p10.1-10.17 Oct 2009
Motivational characteristics of students learning Japanese as a foreign language at universities in Australia were investigated to find out what affecting factors are closely related to their intentions for continuing/discontinuing their study. The results showed that students' cultural/linguistic backgrounds have a significant impact on their performance in learning the language, and sustaining motivation, which is closely related to their interest in aspects of Japanese culture, is an important determinant for persistence in their study. Developing intrinsic cultural interest is an important factor for sustaining motivation, which is more likely to occur when learners have distant cultural/linguistic backgrounds from Japanese. Closer cultural/linguistic backgrounds, on the other hand, may become hazardous for having accurate self-efficacy. (Contains 7 tables and 4 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Linguistics, Japanese, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires
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Education Level: Higher Education
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