Task complexity, theory of mind, and intentional reasoning: Effects on L2 speech production, interaction, uptake and perceptions of task difficulty

IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-213

  Robinson, Peter ^a  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 34548688391     PISSN: 0019042X     EISSN: 16134141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/iral.2007.009     Document Type: Article

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