An interview study of inter-cultural contact and its role in language learning in a foreign language environment

System

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-258

  Kormos, Judit ^a   Csizér, Kata ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Communicative competence; Foreign language learning; Inter ethnic contact; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248643142     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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