Motivations of Chinese Learners of Japanese in Mainland China

Autor/inn/en	Gao, Xuesong; Lv, Leining
Titel	Motivations of Chinese Learners of Japanese in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 17 (2018) 4, S.222-235 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gao, Xuesong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8458
DOI	10.1080/15348458.2018.1441029
Schlagwörter	Learning Motivation; Chinese; Japanese; Second Language Learning; International Relations; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Language Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Educational History; Cultural Context; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; China; Chinesen; Japaner; Japanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Internationale Beziehungen; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte
Abstract	This article reports on the motivations of Chinese learners to learn Japanese in light of increasing diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the last three decades. In the study, 35 Chinese learners of Japanese were selected, according to the time they began learning, to examine their motivations to learn Japanese as mediated by shifting sociopolitical conditions. Most began learning the language without enthusiasm, but became motivated and sustained their motivation to learn or use Japanese as they gained new "Shiye" [Chinese character omitted] (vision), "Chuang" [Chinese character omitted] (perspective), "renshi" [Chinese character omitted] (understanding), and other desirable attributes for their self-development. This improved their understanding of both the target language speakers' communities and their own. These findings suggest that teachers and learners of Japanese could bridge the gap between the two communities (i.e., Chinese and Japanese) through language learning to sustain peaceful exchanges between them. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01