Age Effects in a Study Abroad Context: Children and Adults Studying Abroad and at Home

Language Learning

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-90

  Llanes, Àngels ^a   Muñoz, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age of L2 learning; Age related differences; L2 acquisition; Learning context; Oral skills; Study abroad; Written skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873750661     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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