Students’ perceptions about using anime and manga as an audiovisual tool to practice Japanese as a foreign language

Abstract

"Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) has increased its fans around the world since anime and manga are considered some of the most relevant components in Japanese pop culture. In fact, there exists a necessity for Japanese learners and teachers to find a way to practice and improve their learning process of this foreign language in Mexico. Different researchers have contributed to analyze Anime and Manga importance in aspects such as motivation or skill improvements when teaching JFL. Therefore, the purpose for this research is to analyze the students' perceptions of a public university in central Mexico towards the use of anime and manga as an audiovisual tool to learn JFL. This study used the data from answered questionnaires provided by seven Japanese as a Foreign Language learners in this public university. The results obtained from the questionnaire prove that anime and manga are suitable learning materials to practice JFL inside and outside the classroom ".