Researching motivation and emotion of Chinese older adults in English language learning

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Researching motivation and emotion of Chinese older adults in English language learning

In China, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of older adults who are engaged in learning English as a second/foreign language (hereafter L2) in their post-retirement life, aiming to accrue presumed physical, social and psychological benefits. However, although reasons for older adults...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Geng, Yanchuan
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	L2 motivation emotion older adults
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65827/

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