Literature in L2 spanish classes: An examination of focus-on-cultural understanding

Language Awareness

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 261-273

  Zapata, Gabriela C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Focus on cultural understanding; Intercultural communicative competence; Literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248700367     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658410508668841     Document Type: Article

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