Attitudes and achievements in the first year of German language instruction in Dutch secondary education

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 494-508

  Kuhlemeier, Hans ^a   Van Den Bergh, Huub ^b   Melse, Leijn ^a  

^a Cito group   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33747616986     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1996.tb05471.x     Document Type: Article

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