The role of verbal working memory in second language reading fluency and comprehension: A comparison of English and Korean

International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-65

  Pae, Hye K ^a   Sevcik, Rose A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

English Korean bilinguals; Korean English bilinguals; Reading fluency and comprehension; Verbal memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857100455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13079298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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