Abstract
Due to the success of Look East Policy and Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025, learning Japanese as a foreign language among Malaysian academia has become more common. Accordingly, there are more than 39,247 Japanese language learners in Malaysia and the number is increasing. Despite the steady growth of Japanese language learners, the language proficiency is not high wherein 52% of the respondents only possess basic command of Japanese language, 13% possesses medium command of Japanese language, and 2.5% possesses advanced command of Japanese language. Motivation and challenges are two key factors that determine the success of continuous learning among Malaysian learners. In this study, descriptive analysis and ordinal logistic regression were implemented. Integrative motivation (4.4508±0.7444, p < 0.05) has been identified as the main driver among Malaysian academia. The motivation has significantly contributed to the formulation of Japanese language learning interest. Meanwhile, personal commitment (3.8063±1.1303, p < 0.05) has been identified as the significant challenge that hinders effective learning. The survey findings are useful to develop future useful strategies for continuous Japanese language learning in Malaysia.
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Hong-Seng Gan, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
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Conference: IICE2023
Stream: Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
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Gan H. (2023) Motivation and Challenges in Learning Japanese Language as a Foreign Language Among Malaysian Academia ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2023.34
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2023.34
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