Language learner motivational types: A cluster analysis study

Language Learning

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 493-525

  Papi, Mostafa ^a   Teimouri, Yasser ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; L2 motivation; L2 motivational self system; Motivational types

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906234825     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lang.12065     Document Type: Article

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