Abstract
Recent studies in psyhcolinguistics and sociolinguistics have suggested that there is a significant relationship between the academic achievement made by students learning a foreign language and their attitudes toward the people and the culture of the country where that language is spoken, This paper will attempt a comprehensive survey based on the results of the questionnaire answered by 117 Japanese and 104 Korean university students majoring in English. The purpose of the study will be to look into and account for the possible similarities and dissimilarities demonstrated by the two national groups. The thirty questions that were included in the questionnaire were concerned about: (A) students' interest in and understanding of English-speaking peoples and their cultures; (B) their attitudes toward English-speaking peoples, and (C) their interest and personal involvement in English studies.
