日本語学習者の学習動機とイメージ研究 -韓国の大学生を対象としたアンケート調査の結果を中心に-

Abstract

This study deals with the motivation and image of learning the Japanese language in South Korea. According to the results of a questionnaire survey of South Korean university students conducted in 2017, the top five motivations of studying Japanese language were as follows: No.1󰠏 Interest in Japan, Japanese people and culture, No.2󰠏 Wish to know about Japan, No.3󰠏 Going to Japan, No.4󰠏 Interest in Japanese manga and animation, No.5󰠏 Interest in Japanese movies and television programs. This shows that learners of Japanese in South Korea are interested in Japan and its people, manga, animation, movies and television programs. A survey was conducted also in 2017 on South Korean university students studying Japanese language as their major, students studying it as a general education subject, and students who previously studied but are no longer studying it (non󰠏learners), in order to examine the images that students have of Japan, its people and the language, and the factors that influence the formation of those images. Survey results show that of the three groups, the images of Japan, its people and language are most favorable among students majoring in Japanese, followed by general education Japanese learners, then non󰠏learners. The study also discusses factors that form the images held by students majoring in Japanese, general education Japanese learners, and non󰠏learners. The survey indicates the similarities and differences in image formation among the three groups. According to examination about the images that students have of Japanese people, students majoring in Japanese are strongly influenced by “people”, but general education Japanese learners and non󰠏learners are less influenced by “people”.