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Lou, Nigel Mantou; Noels, Kimberly A. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
Internalizing Western culture can facilitate English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners' motivation to learn and confidence to use English. However, the role of heritage cultural internalization and the interactive impact of Western and heritage cultural internalizations on English learning are unclear. We surveyed 172 EFL students from Macao…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Asian Culture, Western Civilization
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Kharlay, Oskana; Bagheri, Martin; Philips, Jeremy D. – English Language Teaching, 2019
This study investigated multiple learning motivation aspects of Chinese university students in Macau majoring in Spanish and Portuguese. A mixed methods research was employed by using questionnaires and interviews. 181 learners (96 Portuguese and 85 Spanish majors) were surveyed about ten language-learning motivation dimensions by using a…
Descriptors: Spanish, Portuguese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Young, Ming Yee Carissa – World Englishes, 2006
This paper describes a survey that assessed the attitudes toward English among university students in Macao five years after it reunited with the People's Republic of China and ceased to be a Portuguese colony. A group of 144 Macao-born and 197 Mainland-born Chinese students studying in a university in Macao were surveyed using a 22-item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Language Planning