International posture is known to be one of the influential factors to motive students in language learning (e.g., Yashima, 2002; Yashima et al., 2004). In this regard, the present study will explore Japanese junior high school students’ international posture (approach, vocation, topics and news), English motivation and engagement (behavioural, cognitive, emotional and social) to identify some profiles of learner characteristics and also to investigate the inter-relationship between for international posture, motivation and engagement for Japanese junior high school students. In January 2024, 328 students participated aged between 13 and 15 years old, including 126 students from the 1st grade, 101 students from the 2nd grade, and 101 students from the 3rd grade. The research questions were to identify some profiles of learner characteristics in relation to international posture, engagement, and motivation for Japanese junior high school students (RQ1), 2) to investigate the inter-relationship for international posture, engagement and motivation (RQ2). For the first research question, descriptive statistics showed that behavioural engagement was the highest, followed by social engagement. Then, cluster analysis was conducted to see the learner profiles, and two clusters were identified. Cluster 1 with 216 students showed higher engagement, motivation and international posture than Cluster 2 with 112 students, and statistical significance was observed between Cluster 1 and Cluster 2. To answer to the second research question, correlation analyses and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were conducted. In this presentation, an overall summery of the result will be described.

Authors:
Rieko Nishida, The University of Osaka, Japan

About the Presenter(s)
Rieko Nishida, Ph.D. is a professor at Osaka University. Her research interest has been social and educational psychology of second language learning in Japan.

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