13 The role of formal definitions in reading comprehension of bilingual students

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 134, Issue C, 2002, Pages 299-316

  Durgunoǧlu, Aydin Y ^a   Peynircioǧlu, Zehra F ^b   Mir, Montserrat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956760611     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(02)80016-4     Document Type: Article

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