An analysis of demotivators in the EFL classroom

System

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-69

  Sakai, Hideki ^a   Kikuchi, Keita ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

English as a foreign language; Individual differences; Language learning; Learner attitudes; Learning motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449197648     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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