"I chose to study Japanese (Chinese, Korean, or Russian) because ..."
| Factor Loading | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Factor1 | Factor2 | Factor3 | |
| It is my heritage language. | .851 | .000 | -.033 |
| I want to converse with my relatives. | .800 | .075 | .093 |
| I want to converse with my friends. | .540 | .182 | .250 |
| My parents encouraged me to study the language. | .504 | .100 | .113 |
| My parents forced me to study the language. | .427 | .112 | -.089 |
| I heard that the language classes at my school were good. | .111 | .934 | .156 |
| I heard that the language teachers at my school were good. | .096 | .779 | .160 |
| I have friends who decided to study the language. | .187 | 410 | .106 |
| I want to study in a foreign country as a "study abroad" student. | .151 | .065 | .649 |
| I want to travel to countries where the language is spoken. | .306 | .003 | .636 |
| I thought that studying the language would be interesting. | -.154 | .158 | .601 |
| I want to use the language for practical situation such as ordering at the restaurant. | .365 | .157 | .425 |
| I thought it would be more interesting than studying French, German, or Spanish. | -.085 | .202 | .424 |
| Eigen Value | 3.205 | 1.640 | 1.088 |
| Predicted Variance | |||
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