Poreign Language leachers’ Perceptions of Students’ Acadimic Skills, Affective Characteristics, and Proficiency: Replication and Follow-up Studies

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-278

  Sparks, Richard L ^a   Ganschow, Leonore ^b   Artzer, Marjorie E ^c   Siebenhar, David ^b   Plageman, Mark ^b  

^a 5944 Crittenden Drive   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85050785978     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: 19449720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2004.tb02199.x     Document Type: Article

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