Learning disabilities and foreign languages: A curriculum approach to the design of inclusive courses

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-110

  Arries, Jonathan F ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0011610858     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0026-7902.00008     Document Type: Article

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