Affecting factors in second language learning

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 429-438

  Andreou, G ^a   Vlachos, F ^a   Andreou, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Faculty; Handedness; Second language; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE;

COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 25644434870     PISSN: 00906905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10936-005-6202-0     Document Type: Article

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