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Factors Affecting Foreign-Language Learning: A Consideration of Some Recent Research Findings

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Clare Burstall
Clare Burstall
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National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
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Language Teaching , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 5 - 25
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