Learning German formulaic sequences: The effect of two attention-drawing techniques

Language Learning Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-79

  Peters, Elke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Language and Communication ^*  (Belgium)

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EID: 84858303918     PISSN: 09571736     EISSN: 17532167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09571736.2012.658224     Document Type: Article

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