Elementary school students' foreign language learning demotivation: A mixed methods study of Korean EFL context

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 160-171

  Kim, Tae Young ^a   Seo, Hyo Sun ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Demotivation; Demotivational Factors; Elementary School Students; Mixed Methods Approach; Teacher Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863368518     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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