Auditory memory and proficiency of second language speaking: A latent variable analysis approach

Psychological Reports

Volumn 95, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 723-734

  Tanaka, Akihiro ^a,c   Nakamura, Kuninori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 12344280288     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.3.723-734     Document Type: Article

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