L1 and L2 in the education of inuit children in northern Quebec: Abilities and perceptions

Language and Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 212-240

  Spada, Nina ^a   Lightbown, Patsy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 85010163968     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780208666829     Document Type: Article

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