JURNAL ILMIAH GLOBAL EDUCATION
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2025): JURNAL ILMIAH GLOBAL EDUCATION

Enhancing Sustainability of Women-Led Rural Tourism MSMEs through Foreign Language Education, Digital Literacy, and Learning Agility

Togatorop, Firinta (Unknown)
Saragih, Doris Yolanda (Unknown)
Simarmata, Hengki Mangiring Parulian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study explores the influence of foreign language proficiency, digital literacy, and learning agility on the sustainability of women-led MSMEs in rural tourism, with digital literacy as a mediator and learning agility as a moderator. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior, Social Cognitive Theory, and Human Capital Theory, a quantitative explanatory design was employed using PLS-SEM on data from 300 women entrepreneurs in Samosir, Indonesia. Findings indicate that foreign language proficiency does not directly predict sustainability (β = 0.082; p = 0.080) but has a strong indirect effect via digital literacy (β = 0.393; p < 0.001). Language skills act as enablers rather than stand-alone drivers. Foreign language significantly enhances digital literacy (β = 0.837; p < 0.001), which in turn strongly predicts MSME sustainability (β = 0.469; p < 0.001). Learning agility also directly contributes (β = 0.414; p < 0.001) but does not moderate the language-sustainability link (β = −0.011; p = 0.238). The study advances theory by identifying digital literacy as a mediator and learning agility as an independent enabler. Practically, it recommends integrated, culturally grounded training. The primary limitation is its single-regional focus, suggesting future cross-regional, longitudinal, and conditional modeling.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jige

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Focus and Scope JIGE publishes original research papers, case reports, and review articles. The publication includes the following topics: Early childhood education. Adult education Mathematics and science education. Guidance and counseling education. Educational technology. Character education. ...