Research on Non-Native Speakers' Motivation in Chinese Language Learning: A Review and Reflection—A Statistical Analysis Based on Academic Journal Papers (1997-2023)

Abstract

This study adopts the scope review method to search for relevant studies on non-native speakers' motivation to learn Chinese in the SSCI, CSSCI and Peking University Core Thesis Database, and combs and analyses the obtained literature from the perspectives of general trend, research object, research method and research content, pointing out the deficiencies of the current studies and suggesting suggestions for the future researches. The results of the analysis show that although the number of studies in this field is relatively abundant, the scope of research objects is narrow, the breadth of research perspectives is insufficient, the research method is relatively single, and there are certain research gap areas. Based on the above findings, the author makes corresponding suggestions for future research.