Parental support and the attitudes of boys and girls to modern foreign languages

Language Learning Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-97

  Jones, Christine ^a  

^a Children's Services Department   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650575753     PISSN: 09571736     EISSN: 17532167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09571730902717349     Document Type: Article

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