The emergence of complexity, fluency, and accuracy in the oral and written production of five Chinese learners of english

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 590-619

  Larsen Freeman, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33845204556     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/aml029     Document Type: Article

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