The process of acquiring the ability to autonomously control motivation

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00724
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02090:Japanese language education-related
• Research Institution: Suzuka University (2021-2022); Kansai University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO AKIHIKO 鈴鹿大学, 国際地域学部, 助教 (60781804)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 末吉 朋美 関西大学, 国際教育センター, 留学生別科特任常勤講師 (20761034)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 自律的動機づけ / 学習の記録 / 留学生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to determine how learners of Japanese control their own motivation. For the analysis, comments on the learners' "Record of Study" reflection activity, the Autonomous Motivation Questionnaire, and interviews with learners and teachers were used.
The results showed that highly motivated learners confirmed their own sense of competence, analyzed their weaknesses, and gave themselves specific assignments. They also made effective use of others to motivate themselves, such as by actively interacting (asking questions and exchanging opinions) with teachers. Furthermore, the high degree of autonomy was found to be owed to the suppression of heteronomous motivation as well as to the enhancement and maintenance of autonomous motivation.

Free Research Field

日本語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで学習者自身の内発的動機づけを高めることが、学習者の自律性を高めていくことと考えられてきた。しかし、本研究によって、学習者の自律性を高めていくためには非自律的動機づけを抑制することの重要性が明らかになった。自ら学習を選択した留学生が多いため、自律的動機づけが高い学習者が多いが、その発達段階はいくつかのタイプに分類される。各学習者が現在どのような自律的動機づけの段階にあるかがわかれば、教師がその学習者に対して、どのような働きかけを行えばよいかの目安にもなろう。