Oral interaction in task-based EFL learning: The use of the L1 as a cognitive tool

IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 325-345

  Alegría De La Colina, Ana ^a   Del Pilar García Mayo, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 70350593940     PISSN: 0019042X     EISSN: 16134141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/iral.2009.014     Document Type: Article

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