Native polish-speaking adolescent immigrants' exposure to and use of English

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-57

  Szuber, Anna ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bilingualism; Immigration; Polish; Second language acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846594377     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb316.0     Document Type: Article

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