The effects of Explicit Reading Strategy Training on L2 reading comprehension: A meta-analysis

Language Learning and Language Teaching

Volumn 13, Issue , 2006, Pages 213-244

  Taylor, Alan ^a   Stevens, John R ^b   Asher, J William ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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