The effect of individual and contextual factors in adult second-language acquisition in the basque country

Language, Culture and Curriculum

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-

  Perales, Josu ^a   Cenoz, Jasone ^b  

^a HABE (Institute for the Teaching of Basque to Adult Learners)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 84937380023     PISSN: 07908318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07908310208666629     Document Type: Article

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