Metalinguistic knowledge and language ability in university-level l2 learners

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-199

  Roehr, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 44949102276     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amm037     Document Type: Article

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