The data consists of interviews of Finnish and Japanese adult learners of English. A comparison of Finland and Japan
was seen as useful because of their differences in education systems and contacts with the English language. The
interviews were conducted with qualitative a methodology, and the questions touched upon previous and current
English studies, problems experienced in speaking English, and attitudes towards English accents. In the analysis
mainly qualitative methods were used, but quantitative methods were also used in the presentation of data