JALT2025 - Tokyo

Japanese University Students' EFL Motivation Over Four Years

Nov 2, 2025, 2:20 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Psychology and Language Learning Room 302

Speaker

Chiho Kobayashi (Tenri University)

Description

The current study examines how Japanese university students' motivation to learn English changes over four years. The participants are 45 English majors. All of them complete questionnaires and some participate in follow-up interviews at the end of each semester. The data collected so far shows various changes in motivation and development of English abilities. Many internal, social, and contextual factors contributed to these differences. The pedagogical implications will be discussed.

Summary

The current study examines how Japanese university students' motivation to learn English changes over four years. The participants are 45 English majors. All of them complete questionnaires and some participate in follow-up interviews at the end of each semester. The data collected so far shows various changes in motivation and development of English abilities. Many internal, social, and contextual factors contributed to these differences. The pedagogical implications will be discussed.