Transfer of reading comprehension skills to L2 is linked to mental representations of text and to L2 working memory

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-339

  Walter, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4444304719     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/25.3.315     Document Type: Review

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