Aspects of working memory in L2 learning

Language Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-166

  Juffs, Alan ^a   Harrington, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 82455230176     PISSN: 02614448     EISSN: 14753049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0261444810000509     Document Type: Review

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