Foreign language learners' beliefs about language learning: a study on Turkish university students

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1500-1506

  Ariogul, Sibel ^a   Unal, Dalim Cigdem ^a   Onursal, Irem ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Foreign language learning; Language learner beliefs; Preconceived notions; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649252603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770428     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.265     Document Type: Article

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