Foreign Language Learning Motivation in Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Motivational Changes and Their Causes

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 435-456

  Busse, Vera ^a   Walter, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

German language; Higher education; Motivation; Self determination; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878218690     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2013.12004.x     Document Type: Article

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