Abstract
It is difficult for Japanese language learners to use case particles that express space, "ni" and "de",
properly. L1 influence on the use of Japanese spatial expressions and others have been researched, but research about French influence on that has not been conducted thoroughly. However, the author expected that French-speaking learners and English-speaking learners have a similar tendency in the choice of "ni" and "de" because French resembles English in the use of prepositions. As a result of the study, it was found that French speaking learners do in fact have a similar tendency to English-speaking learners in the use of Japanese spatial expressions, "ni" and "de".
