TY - JOUR AU - Larisa Nikitina AU - Fumitaka Furuoka AU - Nurliana Kamaruddin PY - 2020/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Language Attitudes and L2 Motivation of Korean Language Learners in Malaysia JF - Journal of Language and Education JA - JLE VL - 6 IS - 2 SE - Research Papers DO - 10.17323/jle.2020.10716 UR - https://jle.hse.ru/article/view/10716 AB - This study examined relationships between language attitudes and L2 motivation of learners of Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) in a large public university in Malaysia. It employed the socio-educational model of L2 motivation and focused on the relationship between the language learners’ attitudes toward speakers of the target language and their motivation to learn Korean. A systematic statistical analysis was performed to analyse the data collected from 19 (N=19) students. A robust statistical procedure adopted in this study allowed some worthwhile insights into the language attitudes–L2 motivation nexus. The findings indicated that there existed a statistically significant relationship between the language learners’ instrumental orientation and their attitudes toward the speakers of Korean language. ER -