Foreign language reading comprehension test: LI versus L2 in open-ended questions

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 202-221

  Godev, Concepciön B ^a   Martinez Gibson, Elizabeth A ^b   Toris, Carol C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

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EID: 34248738216     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2002.tb03155.x     Document Type: Article

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