Table 3: Comparison of ISS between Yes and No group if students experienced interaction with foreigners in Japan and Korea.
N=250, *p<.05
※ One Korean participants was excluded because of no answer for the question about experience to interact with foreigners..
Items Japan (n=144) p Korea (n=106) p
Yes(n=115) No(n=29) Yes(n=54) No(n=52)
M±SD M±SD
1. Interaction Engagement 24.24±3.24 23.28±3.41 0.175 23.81±4.74 22.44±3.33 0.087
2. Respect of Cultural Defferences 23.05±3.01 23.38±3.14 0.616 24.11±3.93 23.40±3.34 0.320
3. Interaction Confidence 11.77±3.22 10.45±2.39 0.017* 14.94±3.53 13.77±3.16 0.074
4. Interaction Enjoyment 9.93±1.93 10.14±1.86 0.598 10.06±1.48 9.56±1.68 0.110
5. Interaction Attentiveness 10.01±1.83 9.52±0.94 0.049* 10.78±1.93 10.35±1.86 0.246
Total 79.00±8.80 76.76±8.64 0.220 83.70±11.95 79.52±8.20 0.038*