Table 1 Likert items measuring the social capital of 227 foreign language teachers

Questionnaire items

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A. I generally have a good relationship with my students

4.48*

.637

.109

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B. I generally have a good relationship with parents/carers

4.14**

.773

.130

.632**

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C. I feel supported by my colleagues

3.91**

1.067

.153*

.422**

.492**

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D. I feel supported by my admin team

3.60**

1.233

.163*

.331**

.316**

.629**

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E. I am seen as a valued member of the school community

3.53*

1.147

.137*

.411**

.458**

.601**

.597**

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F. Languages is seen as an important part of the curriculum

2.81**

1.236

.175**

.366**

.372**

.527**

.499**

.669**

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G. I read the MLTAQ mailing list

3.34

1.083

.083

-.003

-.012

.019

-.006

.021

.058

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H. I meet informally with other language teachers

2.96

.895

-.108

.144*

.151*

.154*

.066

.121

.101

.182**

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I. I attend other formal network meetings

2.57

1.078

-.129

-.059

-.046

-.042

.015

.069

-.013

.185**

.387**

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J. I respond to the MLTAQ mailing list emails

2.36

1.059

-.011

.004

.030

-.033

-.030

.083

.054

.606**

.197**

.252**

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K. I attend MLTAQ meetings

1.93**

1.149

-.225**

-.125

-.018

-.033

-.088

.062

.091

.287**

.157*

.316**

.372**

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L. I attend MLTAQ conferences

1.90**

1.103

-.193**

-.025

.031

-.075

.014

.046

.079

.292**

.104

.293**

.443**

.622**

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