Language aptitude and its relationship to instructional effectiveness in second language acquisition

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-171

  Erlam, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 16344374729     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1362168805lr161oa     Document Type: Article

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