Attitudes and motivation in early foreign language learning

This paper focuses on young foreign language learners’ attitudes and motivations. An overview is given of the main issues in this research area, based on key European studies. Approaches to studying these affective learner characteristics are described. Some attention is devoted to data elicitation...

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Matična publikacija: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
2 (2012), 3 ; str. 55-74
Glavni autor: Mihaljević-Djigunović, Jelena (-)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: http://http://www.cepsj.si/doku.php?id=en:volumes:2012-vol2-no3
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