The Difference of Motivation between Korean Learners of Japanese as Second Language and Japanese as Foreign Language

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  • 第2言語および外国語としての日本語学習者における動機づけの比較 : 韓国人日本語学習者を対象として
  • ダイ2 ゲンゴ オヨビ ガイコクゴ ト シテ ノ ニホンゴ ガクシュウシャ ニ オケル ドウキヅケ ノ ヒカク カンコクジン ニホンゴ ガクシュウシャ オ タイショウ ト シテ

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between the motivation for learning Japanese; factors intensifying the motivation, such as learning strategy and perceived attainment; and experiential factors, such as the experience and length of a learner’s stay in Japan and the experience of visiting Japan. Subjects of the study were 139 Learners of Japanese as a Second Language (JSLLs) in Japan and 164 Learners of Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFLLs) in Korea. All subjects were Korean. Results showed that the motivation of JFLLs was higher than that of JSLLs. However, the JSLLs’ perceived attainment of their ability in Japanese, which is a factor that intensifies motivation, was higher than that of the JFLLs. It was also suggested that experiential factors strengthened motivation indirectly by influencing perceived attainment. The most important difference between JSLLs’ and JFLLs’ motivation was the tendency among JSLLs to have a feeling of self-efficacy, which lead to the maintenance of their motivation. We discuss in this study the need to provide an environment that is similar to that of JSLLs, which promotes a feeling of self-efficacy for JFLLs, so as to maintain high motivation.

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