Integrating formal and functional approaches to language teaching in French immersion: An experimental study

Language Learning

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 47-80

  Day, Elaine M ^a   Shapson, Stan M ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035644950     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-1770.2001.tb00014.x     Document Type: Article

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