Second language competence in the Italian-speaking population of Alto Adige/Südtirol

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-243

  Paladino, Maria Paola ^a   Poddesu, Luciana ^a   Rauzi, Manuel ^a   Vaes, Jeroen ^b   Cadinu, Mara ^b   Forer, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

In group image; Second language competence; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449096493     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X09335333     Document Type: Article

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