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The Multilingual/Bilingual Dichotomy: An Exploration of Individual Differences
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Thompson, Amy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Bilingualism (Sanz, 2000), motivation (Pintrich, 1989), and language aptitude (Grigorenko, Sternberg, and Ehrman, 2000) are crucial individual differences that contribute to successful adult language learning. Since Gardner's (1985) seminal work on motivation, many studies have shown that motivation is dynamic and that it affects language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Multilingualism, Learning Motivation, Discriminant Analysis