Nonlinguistic variables in advanced second language reading: Learners' self-assessment and enjoyment

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 494-504

  Brantmeier, Cindy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced learners; Comprehension; Individual learner differences; Second language reading; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846396143     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2005.tb02516.x     Document Type: Article

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