The Motivational Orientations and Strategies in Learning Nihongo in the Context of Foreign Language Students

Finding a balance with two opposing goal orientations can predict foreign language performance. To metacognitively demonstrate strategies in learning, Nihongo turns failure to success. To show beyond doubt, quantitative research was conducted on Motivational Orientations and Strategies in Learning Nihongo in the Context of Foreign Language Students. This study made use of purposive sampling of 21 foreign language students. The research opted to conduct an online survey to FL-2 students. This revealed the characteristics of the foreign language students in La Consolacion University Philippines LCUP, their motivational orientations and learning strategies which analyses are approached through descriptive quantitative methods. This further revealed that when intrinsic goal orientation is cohesively together with extrinsic goal orientation can possibly predict foreign language performance. Hence, the study hereby recommends to raise the affective components of the motivated strategies