A Self System Perspective on Young Adolescents' Motivation to Learn English in Urban and Rural Settings

Language Learning

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 997-1023

  Lamb, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Attitudes; C test; EFL; L2 Motivational Self System; Language motivation; Proficiency; School; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869882905     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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