The comprehension strategies of second language (French) listeners: A descriptive study

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-409

  Vandergrift, Laurens ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0002341438     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1997.tb02362.x     Document Type: Review

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