A longitudinal study of Chinese children and adolescents learning English in the United States

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-161

  Jia, Gisela ^a   Aaronson, Doris ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037279747     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716403000079     Document Type: Review

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