The Influence of Foreign Words from English in Japanese (Composed of Katakana) on Nonnative Speakers' Learning of Japanese

Yaning Bai

2025

Abstract

With the increasing number of Japanese learners, the problems they encounter during the learning process are gradually becoming apparent, among which the diverse writing system of Japanese and many foreign vocabularies are repeatedly mentioned. Especially the complex writing system and extensive use of foreign words in Japanese. As a part of the Japanese writing system, Katakana is particularly used to represent English loanwords. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the impact of English loanwords composed of Katakana on non-native Japanese language learners. This article collects and compares relevant data through literature review and concludes that due to the different syllable structures of katakana compared to English, semantic changes in vocabulary with social development, and methods of introducing foreign words, non-native Japanese language learners have problems in pronunciation recognition, semantic memory, and reading usage of English foreign words. Therefore, katakana teaching needs to be given attention. This study can provide ideas for the learning and education of Japanese, showcasing the cross referencing of the language in different cultures.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bai Y. (2025). The Influence of Foreign Words from English in Japanese (Composed of Katakana) on Nonnative Speakers' Learning of Japanese. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 47-53. DOI: 10.5220/0013962700004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Yaning Bai},
title={The Influence of Foreign Words from English in Japanese (Composed of Katakana) on Nonnative Speakers' Learning of Japanese},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={47-53},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013962700004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - The Influence of Foreign Words from English in Japanese (Composed of Katakana) on Nonnative Speakers' Learning of Japanese
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Bai Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 47
EP - 53
DO - 10.5220/0013962700004912
PB - SciTePress