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Papi, Mostafa; Teimouri, Yasser – Language Learning, 2014
The study aimed to identify different second language (L2) learner motivational types drawing on the framework of the L2 motivational self system. A total of 1,278 secondary school students learning English in Iran completed a questionnaire survey. Cluster analysis yielded five different groups based on the strength of different variables within…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Motivation
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Jarvis, Scott; Grant, Leslie; Bikowski, Dawn; Ferris, Dana – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2003
Recent research has come a long way in describing the linguistic features of large samples of written texts, although a satisfactory description of L2 writing remains problematic. Even when variables such as proficiency, language background, topic, and audience have been controlled, straightforward predictive relationships between linguistic…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Profiles, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation