JALT2025 - Tokyo

Analysis of Japanese EFL College Students' L1-L2 Reading Anxiety

Nov 1, 2025, 12:10 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) Japanese and Other Language Teaching & Learning Room 506

Speaker

Sachi Oshima (Chuo Gakuin University)

Description

Employing a reading anxiety questionnaire that was newly created and validated, the presenter measured the reading anxiety of 50 Japanese EFL college students with low English proficiency. First, the students were asked to answer how they would feel when reading their L1 Japanese, and four weeks later, they were asked to answer their feelings when reading their L2 English. The presenter will share the results obtained from this questionnaire, including unique features and L1-L2 differences.

Summary

Employing a reading anxiety questionnaire that was newly created and validated, the presenter measured the reading anxiety of 50 Japanese EFL college students with low English proficiency. First, the students were asked to answer how they would feel when reading their L1 Japanese, and four weeks later, they were asked to answer their feelings when reading their L2 English. The presenter will share the results obtained from this questionnaire, including unique features and L1-L2 differences.