Field dependence as a factor in second language communicative production

Language Learning

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 529-567

  Johnson, Janice ^c   Prior, Suzanne ^a   Artuso, Mariangela ^b  

^a ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Education Quality and Accountability Office   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0034396812     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0023-8333.00137     Document Type: Article

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