L2 learner variables and English achievement: A study of tertiary-level English majors in China

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-44

  Wen, Qiufang ^a   Johnson, Robert Keith ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0040571153     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/18.1.27     Document Type: Article

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