Table 5: Comparison of ISS between Yes and No group if students can speak foreign languages in Japan and Korea.
N=251, *p<.05.
Items Japan(n=144) p Korea (n=107) p
Yes(n=33) No(n=111) Yes(n=63) No(n=44)
M±SD M±SD
1. Interaction Engagement 25.94±2.80 23.49±3.22 p<0.001* 24.13±4.36 21.61±3.38 0.001*
2. Respect of Cultural Defferences 24.24±3.59 22.78±2.77 0.037* 23.81±3.89 23.57±3.38 0.734
3. Interaction Confidence 13.09±3.60 11.03±2.79 0.004* 15.14±3.05 13.23±3.53 0.005*
4. Interaction Enjoyment 10.94±1.96 9.68±1.80 0.002* 9.81±1.62 9.84±1.56 0.920
5. Interaction Attentiveness 9.94±2.17 9.90±1.54 0.925 10.59±1.96 10.48±1.86 0.769
Total 84.15±8.94 76.88±8.05 p<0.001* 83.48±11.15 78.73±8.83 0.016*