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Autonomy support predicts language mindsets

Implications for developing communicative competence and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms

Bibliographic Data

ID23381663
AuthorsNourollah Zarrinabadi (0000-0002-2568-7959, University of Isfahan, corresponding author), Nigel Mantou Lou (0000-0003-1363-833X, University of Alberta), Maryam Shirzad (0000-0003-0375-6383, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences)
Year2021
Volume86
Pages101981
Publication date2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLearning and Individual Differences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1041-6080 • E-ISSN: 1873-3425
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.lindif.2021.101981
OpenAlexW3130730182
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited74

Autonomy · Communicative competence · Communicative language teaching · Competence (human resources) · Comprehension approach · Feeling · Foreign language · Language acquisition · Language education · Learner autonomy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perception · Willingness to communicate · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology

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