Individual Differences in Sequence Learning Ability and Second Language Acquisition in Early Childhood and Adulthood

Language Learning

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 665-703

  Granena, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Age effects; Chinese Spanish bilinguals; Implicit learning; Language aptitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887411782     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lang.12018     Document Type: Article

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