Motivators that do not motivate: The case of Chinese EFL learners and the influence of culture on motivation

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 609-633

  Chen, Judy F ^a,c   Warden, Clyde A ^b   Chang, Huo Tsan ^c  

^a OVERSEAS CHINESE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33645380134     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3588524     Document Type: Article

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