L1 differences and L2 similarities: Teaching verb tenses in English

ELT Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-303

  Collins, Laura ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 34748868406     PISSN: 09510893     EISSN: 14774526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/elt/ccm048     Document Type: Article

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