Researching complex dynamic systems: 'Retrodictive qualitative modelling' in the language classroom

Language Teaching

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-91

  Dörnyei, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84890073079     PISSN: 02614448     EISSN: 14753049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0261444811000516     Document Type: Article

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