The effects of listening support on the listening performance of EFL learners

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 375-397

  Chang, Anna Ching Shyang ^a   Read, John ^b  

^a HSING WU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33846795597     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40264527     Document Type: Article

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