Perceptual learning style matching and L2 vocabulary acquisition

Language Learning

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 792-833

  Tight, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Learning styles; Perceptual modalities; Spanish; Style matching; Vocabulary acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449276725     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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