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L2 Motivation in Focus: The Case of Finnish Comprehensive School Students
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Kangasvieri, Teija – Language Learning Journal, 2019
The aim of this study is to explore whether latent classes, i.e. subgroups of students, representing specific motivational profiles can be found among learners of different foreign languages (L2s) in Finnish comprehensive schools. The focus is on whether motivational profiles are different for learning a compulsory foreign language (English) or an…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German
The Motivational Factors Questionnaire in the Korean EFL Context: Predicting Group Membership According to English Proficiency and Multilingual Status
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Thompson, Amy S.; Lee, Junkyu – Language Learning Journal, 2018
This study uses Ryan's Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) as a data collection tool to explore the motivational factors which distinguish groups of Korean university language learners based on English proficiency and degree of multilingualism. The data were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), multivariate analysis of variance…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation