Alison Mackey, "Wanting it enough: Why motivation is the key to language learning"

Reference in Chicago author-date style:

Mackey, Alison. 2014. “Wanting It Enough: Why Motivation Is the Key to Language Learning.” The Guardian, June 26, 2014.

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Wanting it enough: why motivation is the key to language learning

Second language professionals, after explaining what we do for a living, are inevitably asked "What's the fastest/best/most foolproof method for learning a language?" Some of us like to answer: language by partner, meaning, go to the country and fall in love with someone who speaks only the language you want to learn and not yours.

In this article published in the British newspaper The Guardian, linguist Alison Mackey overviews the subject of motivation in language learning.

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