Takayoshi FujiwaraMahidol University2019-08-282019-08-282018-06-01Perceptual and Motor Skills. Vol.125, No.3 (2018), 626-6441558688X003151252-s2.0-85044070591https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47262© 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.Mahidol UniversityNeurosciencePsychologyArticleSCOPUS10.1177/0031512518760881