ERIC Number: EJ964108
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Publication Date: 2011-Dec
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Systems of Goals, Attitudes, and Self-Related Beliefs in Second-Language-Learning Motivation
Kormos, Judit; Kiddle, Thom; Csizer, Kata
Applied Linguistics, v32 n5 p495-516 Dec 2011
In the present study, we surveyed the English language-learning motivations of 518 secondary school students, university students, and young adult learners in the capital of Chile, Santiago. We applied multi-group structural-equation modeling to analyze how language-learning goals, attitudes, self-related beliefs, and parental encouragement interact in shaping motivated behavior and to investigate age- and group-related differences in the internal structure of language-learning motivation. We compared our findings with previous studies using similar instruments in different settings, and based on our findings, we proposed a new interactive model of language-learning motivation, which consists of goal systems, attitudes, self-efficacy beliefs, and future self-guides.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Surveys, English (Second Language), Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile (Santiago)
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