Publication: Factor Structure of the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory for Thai Students Learning Japanese
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2018-06-01
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00315125
00315125
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Mahidol University
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Perceptual and Motor Skills. Vol.125, No.3 (2018), 626-644
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Takayoshi Fujiwara Factor Structure of the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory for Thai Students Learning Japanese. Perceptual and Motor Skills. Vol.125, No.3 (2018), 626-644. doi:10.1177/0031512518760881 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47262
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Factor Structure of the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory for Thai Students Learning Japanese
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© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. The theoretical five-factor model for the 35-item Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) has rarely been examined empirically, despite its wide use to investigate language learning beliefs. This study examined the BALLI’s dimensional structure with a sample of undergraduate students at a Thai university (N = 537; male 43.4%, female 56.4%; age mean = 19.12 years), taking an elementary-level Japanese language course. Confirmatory factor analysis by Mplus did not support Horwitz’s theoretical model. While a five-factor model was identified from exploratory factor analysis, the combined items within each dimension were different from Horwitz’s model. Thus, the original five-factor BALLI model was only partially supported. We were able to affirm the core aspects of language learning beliefs composed of eight BALLI items, and we offer a roadmap to develop the model.