Recasts in the adult English L2 classroom: Characteristics, explicitness, and effectiveness

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 536-556

  Loewen, Shawn ^a   Philp, Jenefer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33751215260     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2006.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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