Motivations for Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language: A Case Study in Belgium
Luis Miguel Dos Santos
Abstract:The purpose of this study was to understand and investigate the motivations for and reasons why students decide to study Chinese as their fourth foreign language in the European Union, using Belgium as a case study. Based on the social cognitive career and motivation theory, the study was guided by the research question: Why did the participants decide to study Chinese as a fourth foreign language in a Chinese language school in Belgium? In line with the case study approach, 16 participants were invited to sha… Show more
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