Abstract
I interviewed a Japanese Peruvian international student, Erika, and analyzed her talk qualitatively. As a result, it was revealed that Erika's consciousness of Japanese language learning and the Japanese language had underwent a process of change as Erika learned the Japanese language. Erika's consciousness, such as why is she learning Japanese and what her purpose was for learning Japanese, had transformed in the following manner: to connect herself with Japan and her family in Peru → to maintain that connection → to connect families in Peru and Japanese Peruvian children to Japan. In conclusion, this study shows the necessity of Japanese language education to consider the existence of such consciousness.
