APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Examining English Language Learning Motivation of Early Childhood in Japan
- Akiko Watabe
Fukuoka Women's University - Akiko Watabe
Fukuoka Women's University - David Hibbard
California State University, Chico - Gail Walton
California State University, Chico
Abstract
This study examined relationships between gender, age, and academic motivation in English language learning for 235 Japanese primary school students from grades one and two. Participants completed a measure of English language learning motivation. Overall, seven-year-olds had higher overall motivation toward English learning than six-year-olds.
Motivation
