Investigating the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and academic reading performance: An assessment perspective

Language Learning

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 513-536

  Qian, David D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0036024651     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9922.00193     Document Type: Article

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