Epistemological beliefs and language learning beliefs: What do language learners believe about their learning?

Language Learning

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 377-415

  Mori, Yoshiko ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033461269     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0023-8333.00094     Document Type: Article

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