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A Qualitative Examination of Relatedness Needs in Japanese EFL Classrooms and Task Motivation
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Agawa, Toshie – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2020
The aims of this paper are to (a) examine the relatedness needs of Japanese university EFL learners, and (b) make suggestions on how instructors could organize group work in their classes. Self-determination theory postulates that, the more individuals' relatedness needs are fulfilled, the more they are intrinsically motivated. However, some…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Needs, College Students, College Faculty