Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency
Japanese third-age English language learners, though growing, are still an under-researched demographic. Grounded on the quantitative results of Japanese third-age learners' English language proficiency (ELP), which is B1 on average, this descriptive-qualitative study explored why the particip...
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University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Graduate School
2024-12-01
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Japanese third-age English language learners, though growing, are still an under-researched demographic. Grounded on the quantitative results of Japanese third-age learners' English language proficiency (ELP), which is B1 on average, this descriptive-qualitative study explored why the participants got certain levels of ELP. Using the maximum variation sampling, the researchers chose five third-aged Japanese participants from the five cities of Aichi, Japan. The findings reveal two significant themes: motivational factors (with three sub-themes: personal interest, social engagement, and personal enrichment) and factors affecting ELP (with four sub-themes: dynamics of sex and ELP, dynamics of age and ELP, dynamics of education and ELP, dynamics of time and ELP), encourage the examination of learning a language as a means to greater autonomy, cultural sensitivity, and an understanding of the global community. It provides valuable insights for teachers or curriculum designers to improve EFL programs for third-age learners, enhancing accessibility, interest, and effective language acquisition.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b2a525a612d4b4aaaf81b2344d788092024-12-17T15:38:21ZengUniversity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Graduate SchoolPhilippine Social Science Journal2672-31072704-288X2024-12-017310.52006/main.v7i3.1000Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language ProficiencyDominic Bryan S. San Jose0Melona Q. Guitche1Dennis V. Madrigal2GLP International School, Nagoya City, JapanUniversity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, PhilippinesUniversity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Philippines Japanese third-age English language learners, though growing, are still an under-researched demographic. Grounded on the quantitative results of Japanese third-age learners' English language proficiency (ELP), which is B1 on average, this descriptive-qualitative study explored why the participants got certain levels of ELP. Using the maximum variation sampling, the researchers chose five third-aged Japanese participants from the five cities of Aichi, Japan. The findings reveal two significant themes: motivational factors (with three sub-themes: personal interest, social engagement, and personal enrichment) and factors affecting ELP (with four sub-themes: dynamics of sex and ELP, dynamics of age and ELP, dynamics of education and ELP, dynamics of time and ELP), encourage the examination of learning a language as a means to greater autonomy, cultural sensitivity, and an understanding of the global community. It provides valuable insights for teachers or curriculum designers to improve EFL programs for third-age learners, enhancing accessibility, interest, and effective language acquisition. https://philssj.org/index.php/main/article/view/1000English as a foreign language, English proficiency, Descriptive-qualitative, Japanese third-age, Japan |
| spellingShingle | Dominic Bryan S. San Jose Melona Q. Guitche Dennis V. Madrigal Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency Philippine Social Science Journal English as a foreign language, English proficiency, Descriptive-qualitative, Japanese third-age, Japan |
| title | Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency |
| title_full | Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency |
| title_short | Unveiling the “Whys” of Japanese Third-age Learners’ English Language Proficiency |
| title_sort | unveiling the whys of japanese third age learners english language proficiency |
| topic | English as a foreign language, English proficiency, Descriptive-qualitative, Japanese third-age, Japan |
| url | https://philssj.org/index.php/main/article/view/1000 |
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