'Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students.

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'Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students. / Kormos, Judit; Csizér, Kata; Menyhárt, Adrienn et al.
In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Vol. 7, No. 1, 02.2008, p. 65-82.

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Kormos, J, Csizér, K, Menyhárt, A & Török, D 2008, ''Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students.', Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022207084884

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Kormos, J., Csizér, K., Menyhárt, A., & Török, D. (2008). 'Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 7(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022207084884

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Kormos J, Csizér K, Menyhárt A, Török D. 'Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 2008 Feb;7(1):65-82. doi: 10.1177/1474022207084884

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Kormos, Judit ; Csizér, Kata ; Menyhárt, Adrienn et al. / 'Great Expectations': The motivational profile of Hungarian English language students. In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 2008 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 65-82.

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