The internal structure of language learning motivation and its relationship with language choice and learning effort

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-36

  Csizér, Kata ^a   Dörnyei, Zoltán ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27344460327     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0026-7902.2005.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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