What Motivates Chinese University Students to Learn Japanese? Understanding Their Motivation in Terms of 'Posture'

Autor/inn/en	Teo, Timothy; Hoi, Cathy Ka Weng; Gao, Xuesong; Lv, Leining
Titel	What Motivates Chinese University Students to Learn Japanese? Understanding Their Motivation in Terms of 'Posture'
Quelle	In: Modern Language Journal, 103 (2019) 1, S.327-342 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gao, Xuesong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-7902
DOI	10.1111/modl.12546
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Japanese; Intercultural Communication; Nationalism; College Students; Learning Motivation; Student Attitudes; Cultural Awareness; News Media; Employment Opportunities; Purchasing; International Relations; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Japaner; Japanisch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Nationalismus; Collegestudent; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schülerverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Nachrichtenwesen; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Internationale Beziehungen; Ausland
Abstract	In light of popular nationalism on the rise in China and Japan, this inquiry develops and validates a survey instrument to document university students' motivation to learn Japanese in mainland China and explore how the learning of a foreign language may lead to better cross-cultural understanding. A total number of 398 Chinese learners of Japanese in Chinese universities participated in the survey and 12 of them participated further in post-survey interviews. The results confirm that participants' interest in Japan-related products, employment opportunities, and activities contribute to the motivation to learn the language for cross-cultural understanding and undertake cross-cultural exchanges with Japanese people. The results suggest that increased exposure to Japan-related affairs in the media coverage undermines their desire for intercultural communication and increases the approach for interacting with Japanese people. This means it is necessary for Japanese language educators to engage with Japanese language learners and to address macro contextual processes such as rising tensions between the two countries, negative coverage on China in Japan's media, and negative coverage on Japan in the Chinese media. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01