Meaning recall and retention: The impact of the translation method on elementary level learners' vocabulary learning

RELC Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-178

  Ramachandran, Sharimllah Devi ^a   Rahim, Hajar Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 61049556249     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003368820403500205     Document Type: Article

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