The aim of the study is to identify the factors that influence tertiary students' continuation and
completion of a self-directed English learning scheme at a university in Hong Kong. The …

Due to its accessibility and popularity, anime has been explored as a motivation for learning
Japanese and as a pedagogical tool linking Japanese‐as‐a‐foreign‐language (JFL) …

In the last several decades, the field of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) has
witnessed changes in pedagogical beliefs and practices. A previous belief about language …

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 …

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 …

Opportunities for LOTE (Languages Other Than English) speakers to engage with their
target language are limited, making it challenging to sustain motivation. The aim of this study …

This article updates the trends and developments of Japanese as a second language (JSL)
research since Mori and Mori (2011) by reviewing nearly 200 selected empirical studies …

Recent research into Japanese as a foreign language education has strongly emphasized
the link between Japanese popular culture and learning Japanese. However, these studies …

Recent studies on language acquisition and motivation have targeted Japanese language
learners in a formal educational context, with less attention paid to learners who study …

This paper examines the motivations of Chinese learners of Japanese across three different
grades through Elicited Metaphor Analysis and semi-structured interview. Year 1, Year 2 …