Attitudes and cultural background and their relationship to reading comprehension in a second language: A comparison of three different social contexts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-105

  Abu Rabia, Salim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 0346145694     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.1996.tb00090.x     Document Type: Article

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