Sex and age effects on willingness to communicate, anxiety, perceived competence, and L2 motivation among junior high school French immersion students

Language Learning

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 137-166

  MacIntyre, Peter D ^b   Baker, Susan C ^b   Clément, Richard ^a   Donovan, Leslie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0038683626     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9922.00226     Document Type: Review

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