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Changing language mindsets

Implications for goal orientations and responses to failure in and outside the second language classroom

Bibliographic Data

ID23326435
AuthorsNigel Mantou Lou (0000-0003-1363-833X, University of Alberta, corresponding author), Kimberly A Noels (0000-0002-9881-4242, University of Alberta, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume46
Pages22-33
Publication date2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-476X • E-ISSN: 1090-2384
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.03.004
OpenAlexW2313008895
LanguageEN
Citations received98
References cited53

Cognitive psychology · Comprehension approach · Epistemology · Language acquisition · Language assessment · Language education · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Mindset · Second-language acquisition · Second-language attrition · Educational and Psychological Assessments · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology

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