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Rothes, Ana; Lemos, Marina S.; Gonçalves, Teresa – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
This study investigated profiles of autonomous and controlled motivation and their effects in a sample of 188 adult learners from two Portuguese urban areas. Using a person-centered approach, results of cluster analysis and multivariate analysis of covariance revealed four motivational groups with different effects in self-efficacy, engagement,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, Independent Study, Profiles
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Martins, Maria de Lurdes Correia; Moreira, Gillian; Moreira, António – Research-publishing.net, 2012
Web 2.0 has afforded a number of opportunities for foreign language learning due to its open, participatory and social nature. A crucial aspect is authenticity--both situational and interactional--since students become involved in meaningful tasks, interacting in the target language with an authentic audience. In this paper we will reflect upon…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, English for Special Purposes, Tourism, Web 2.0 Technologies