Exploring Teachers' Knowledge of Second Language Pronunciation Techniques: Teacher Cognitions, Observed Classroom Practices, and Student Perceptions

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-163

  Baker, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84894412689     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tesq.99     Document Type: Article

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