Novices and experts: An information processing approach to the “good language learner” problem

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 41-55

  Nation, Robert ^a   Mclaughlin, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84959600054     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716400007177     Document Type: Article

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