Out-of-class language contact and vocabulary gain in a study abroad context

System

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-140

  Briggs, Jessica G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

L2 vocabulary; Out of class language contact; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938222475     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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