The Effectiveness of Second Language Pronunciation Instruction: A Meta-Analysis

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 345-366

  Lee, Junkyu ^a   Jang, Juhyun ^a   Plonsky, Luke ^b  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937414390     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amu040     Document Type: Article

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