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Focus on the Learner

Learners' perceptions of their successes and failures in foreign language learning

Marion Williams School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of ExeterCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Robert Burden School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter
,
Gérard Poulet School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter
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Ian Maun School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter
Pages 19-29 | Published online: 06 Aug 2007

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