Cultural fantasy narratives and heritage language learning: A case study of adult heritage learners of Spanish

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-469

  Coryell, joellen E ^a   Clark, M Carolyn ^b   Pomerantz, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955738625     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2010.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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