Self-efficacy of college intermediate French students: Relation to achievement and motivation

Language Learning

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-442

  Mills, Nicole ^a,c   Pajares, Frank ^b,d   Herron, Carol ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Romance Languages ^*

^d Division of Educational Studies

Author keywords

Achievement; Anxiety; Intermediate language learners; Learning strategies; Motivation; Perceived value; Self concept; Self efficacy; Self efficacy for self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748858586     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2007.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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