Introduction: Special issue on knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language
Journal of French Language StudiesPublished 1 November 2008
THE M4 APPLIED LINGUISTICS NETWORK, Jeanine Treffers‐Daller, Helmut Daller, David Malvern, Brian Richards, Paul Meara
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This special issue of JFLS focuses on what learners know about French words, on how they use that knowledge and on how it can be investigated and assessed.
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This special issue of JFLS focuses on what learners know about French words, on how they use that knowledge and on how it can be investigated and assessed.
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