College students classified as having learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the foreign language requirement

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-338

  Sparks, Richard L ^a   Philips, Lois ^b   Javorsky, James ^c  

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

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642629716     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2003.tb02117.x     Document Type: Article

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