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The Factors Facilitating Learner’s Motivation of English Learning

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Advances in Technology and Management

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 165))

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Motivation plays a very important role in language learning. The classroom factors are more important in affecting Chinese learners’ motivation and it is easier to be manipulated and modified. So this article is to analyze the factors to increase the learners’ motivation of English learning in the classroom.

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Liu, L. (2012). The Factors Facilitating Learner’s Motivation of English Learning. In: Kim, H. (eds) Advances in Technology and Management. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 165. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29637-6_71

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