Students’ choice of language and initial motivation for studying Japanese at the University of Jyväskylä Language Centre
dc.contributor.author | Takala, Pauliina | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jalkanen, Juha | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jokinen, Elina | |
dc.contributor.editor | Taalas, Peppi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-25T07:10:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-25T07:10:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Takala, P. (2015). Students’ choice of language and initial motivation for studying Japanese at the University of Jyväskylä Language Centre. In J. Jalkanen, E. Jokinen, & P. Taalas (Eds.), <i>Voices of pedagogical development : expanding, enhancing and exploring higher education language learning</i> (pp. 279-318). Research-publishing.net. <a href="https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2015.000298" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2015.000298</a> | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-908416-25-4 | |
dc.identifier.other | CONVID_24883887 | |
dc.identifier.other | TUTKAID_67116 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/47196 | |
dc.description.abstract | Elective language courses, particularly those starting from the beginner level, constitute their own special group within the communication and language course offerings of universities. The elementary courses of less commonly taught languages (LCTL), such as Japanese, provide students with the opportunity to acquire, among other benefits, a proficiency that distinguishes them from other job applicants. Ordinary language skills, commonly limited to English only, are today regarded as the default and not as any unique international asset. Even partial knowledge of a less commonly taught language and culture broadens one’s worldview and increases cultural understanding. The many years of experience in teaching Japanese have evoked in me the desire to analyse my students’ backgrounds, studies and employment. The survey described in this article constitutes the basis for a broader study to be conducted in the future. The purpose of the survey was to collect and analyse data on the faculties and major subjects of students who attend elementary Japanese courses, as well as their language repertoires besides Japanese. Their initial motivation, reasons for the choice of Japanese and plans for the future related to Japan and Japanese studies were analysed. | fi |
dc.format.extent | 371 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Research-publishing.net | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Voices of pedagogical development : expanding, enhancing and exploring higher education language learning | |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2015.000298 | |
dc.subject.other | Japanese language and culture studies | |
dc.subject.other | beginner level language learning | |
dc.subject.other | language choice | |
dc.subject.other | motivation | |
dc.title | Students’ choice of language and initial motivation for studying Japanese at the University of Jyväskylä Language Centre | |
dc.type | bookPart | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201509213182 | |
dc.contributor.laitos | Monikielisen akateemisen viestinnän keskus | fi |
dc.contributor.laitos | Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication | en |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Kielet | fi |
dc.contributor.oppiaine | Languages | en |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/BookItem | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-09-21T06:15:05Z | |
dc.relation.isbn | 978-1-908416-25-4 | |
dc.type.coar | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248 | |
dc.description.reviewstatus | peerReviewed | |
dc.format.pagerange | 279-318 | |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | |
dc.rights.copyright | © 2015. Authors. Research-publishing.net. All articles in this collection are published under the Attribution-NonCommercial -NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Under this licence, the contents are freely available online (as PDF files) for anybody to read, download, copy, and redistribute provided that the author(s), editorial team, and publisher are properly cited. Commercial use and derivative works are, however, not permitted. | |
dc.rights.accesslevel | openAccess | fi |
dc.subject.yso | työllisyys | |
jyx.subject.uri | http://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p6357 | |
dc.rights.url | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.relation.doi | 10.14705/rpnet.2015.000298 | |
dc.type.okm | A3 |
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