Exploring Chinese “Post-00s” College Students’ Motivation to Learn a Second Foreign Language through Dörnyei’s L2 Motivational Self System

Xinbao Liang; Jiayi Wang; Yi Wei

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/7/20220880

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Received: 9 May 2023

Published: 17 May 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/7/20220880

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Liang,X.;Wang,J.;Wei,Y. (2023). Exploring Chinese “Post-00s” College Students’ Motivation to Learn a Second Foreign Language through Dörnyei’s L2 Motivational Self System. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,7,350-361.

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