Teachers' perceptions of students' foreign language academic skills and affective characteristics

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 172-185

  Sparks, Richard L ^a   Ganschow, Leonore ^b  

^a College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039176441     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1996.9941323     Document Type: Article

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