L1 and L2 strategy use in reading comprehension of Chinese EFL readers

Reading Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-29

  Tsai, Yea Ru ^a   Ernst, Cheryl ^b   Talley, Paul C ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951259957     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710802412081     Document Type: Article

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