Effects of proficiency differences and patterns of pair interaction on second language learning: Collaborative dialogue between adult ESL learners

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-142

  Watanabe, Yuko ^a   Swain, Merrill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 40449101374     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: 14770954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136216880607074599     Document Type: Article

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