Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners
The study explored how Vietnamese learners of Japanese handle structural differences in wh-questions. Despite both being wh-in-situ languages, the divergent word order poses challenges for Vietnamese learners. The research involved 65 high school students with 2.5 to 13 years of Japanese learning....
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
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The study explored how Vietnamese learners of Japanese handle structural differences in wh-questions. Despite both being wh-in-situ languages, the divergent word order poses challenges for Vietnamese learners. The research involved 65 high school students with 2.5 to 13 years of Japanese learning. Survey results showed a positive correlation between Japanese proficiency and performance. Students were more accurate when Japanese wh-questions mirrored Vietnamese word order, especially in ‘why’ and ‘when’ questions. Difficulties arose when structures differed. Advanced learners could acquire L2 wh-questions with parametric values distinct from L1, but native-like interpretations in Japanese remained challenging. The study advocates for explicit classroom instruction on Japanese wh-question word order, particularly with scrambled sentences, to enhance accuracy and improve overall teaching effectiveness.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba411061a1fb49e489200529c28f09bb2024-01-31T22:17:45ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Linguistica Asiatica2232-33172024-01-0114110.4312/ala.14.1.87-109Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learnersTrang Phan0Giang Vu1Ca' Foscari University of VeniceVNU University of Languages & International Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi The study explored how Vietnamese learners of Japanese handle structural differences in wh-questions. Despite both being wh-in-situ languages, the divergent word order poses challenges for Vietnamese learners. The research involved 65 high school students with 2.5 to 13 years of Japanese learning. Survey results showed a positive correlation between Japanese proficiency and performance. Students were more accurate when Japanese wh-questions mirrored Vietnamese word order, especially in ‘why’ and ‘when’ questions. Difficulties arose when structures differed. Advanced learners could acquire L2 wh-questions with parametric values distinct from L1, but native-like interpretations in Japanese remained challenging. The study advocates for explicit classroom instruction on Japanese wh-question word order, particularly with scrambled sentences, to enhance accuracy and improve overall teaching effectiveness. https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/13515Wh-movementWh-in-situscramblingVietnameseJapanese |
| spellingShingle | Trang Phan Giang Vu Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners Acta Linguistica Asiatica Wh-movement Wh-in-situ scrambling Vietnamese Japanese |
| title | Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners |
| title_full | Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners |
| title_fullStr | Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners |
| title_short | Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners |
| title_sort | wh questions in japanese challenges for vietnamese l2 learners |
| topic | Wh-movement Wh-in-situ scrambling Vietnamese Japanese |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/13515 |
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