Some reasons behind the drop-out from German foreign language study between AS and A2 levels

Language Learning Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-26

  Watts, Catherine ^a   Pickering, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29744455061     PISSN: 09571736     EISSN: 17532167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09571730585200151     Document Type: Article

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