Overview

Examining the motivational development of Japanese language learners, this book investigates the relationship between their future self-image as Japanese speakers and their broader self-image as multilingual individuals. The book compares two groups of Japanese language learners, one from Australia and the other from South Korea. Questioning how motivation is influenced both by native languages and by the other languages which learners speak or study, Toshiyuki Nakamura uses dynamic systems theory (DST) to uncover how knowledge of English in these different contexts motivates the learning of Japanese. Employing the concept of ‘domain of possible selves’ as an analytical framework, the book also provides a detailed description of the development of the learners’ visions of themselves as users of Japanese and uncovers various aspects of Japanese language learners’ L2 self.

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Author:   Dr Toshiyuki Nakamura
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781350088153

ISBN 10:   1350088153
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   08 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Understanding language learning motivation `multilingually' 3. `Japanese is easy, but difficult to continue.' Motivation and future self-images of Korean learners 4. `Japanese is difficult, but I don't want to stop.' Motivation and future self-images of Australian learners 5. `I think that English is the first, and the next is Japanese.': Motivational trajectories of Korean learners 6. `I really, really want to do Japanese translating.' Motivational trajectories of Australian learners 7. Language learning motivation in English-speaking and non-English-speaking contexts References Appendix 1(a): 1st round interview questions (Australian version) Appendix 1(b): 1st round interview questions (Korean version) Appendix 2(a): 2nd round interview questions (Australian version) Appendix 2(b): 2nd round interview questions (Korean version) Index

Reviews

Among many published studies on language learning motivation, Nakamura's study stands out as it deals with two distinct locations of learning of Japanese, Australia and Korea, with different education systems and different social values given to Japanese, English and other languages. A forward-looking work that examines motivation in a multilingual world. * Chihiro Kinoshita Thomson, Professor of Japanese Studies, UNSW, Sydney, Australia *

Author Information

Toshiyuki Nakamura is Lecturer of Japanese in the Department of International Communication, Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Japan.

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