Table 1 Mean scores and standard deviations for the six sub-domains.

From: Exploring foreign language learners’ cognitive motivation in the learning process and subsequent language use

 

Sub-domain 1

Sub-domain 2

Sub-domain 3

Sub-domain 4

Sub-domain 5

Sub-domain 6

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

1 language (n = 33)

3.82

0.604

4.08

0.727

3.83

0.624

3.65

1.196

4.08

0.575

3.59

0.905

2 languages (n = 121)

4.03

0.592

3.94

0.621

4.10

0.684

4.05

0.551

4.12

0.560

4.04

0.572

3 or more (n = 36)

3.97

0.604

4.30

0.646

4.02

0.780

3.62

1.107

4.03

0.528

3.51

0.879

Total (N = 190)

3.98

0.598

4.04

0.656

4.04

0.697

3.90

0.838

4.10

0.555

3.86

0.739

  1. Sub-domain 1=formal language learning; Sub-domain 2=learning the culture in university; Sub-domain 3=creating learning conditions that promote self-directed learning; Sub-domain 4=language learning after graduation; Sub-domain 5=language learning while using the language in work settings; Sub-domain 6= learning the culture at work.
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