An analysis of Japanese university students' oral performance in English using processability theory

System

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 534-549

  Sakai, Hideki ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

English as a foreign language; Implicational scaling; Processability theory; Speaking performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049084650     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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