Does training in second-language word recognition skills affect reading comprehension? An experimental study

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-75

  Fukkink, Ruben G ^a   Hulstijn, Jan ^b   Simis, Annegien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 27844542880     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0026-7902.2005.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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