Reading for different goals: The interplay of EFL college students' multiple goals, reading strategy use and reading comprehension

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-242

  He, Tung Hsien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

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EID: 42649105137     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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