Beliefs about language learning and their relationship to proficiency

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-263

  Peacock, Matthew ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84937178497     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.1999.tb00175.x     Document Type: Article

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