A diary study of difficulties and constraints in EFL learning

System

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 609-621

  Huang, Jing ^a,b  

^a Foreign Language School   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

EFL learning; Linguistic difficulties; Quantitative qualitative approaches to learning; Quantitative qualitative conceptions of learning; Socio psychological constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744593464     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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