Language contact and confidence in second language listening comprehension: A pilot study of advanced learners of German

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-275

  Moyer, Alene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; German as a second language; Learner factors; Listening; Second language (L2) learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748919453     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2006.tb02265.x     Document Type: Article

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