The cognitive contribution to the development of proficiency in a foreign language

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-218

  Csapó, Beno ^a   Nikolov, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Language proficiency in English and German; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849301097     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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