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Foreign Language Aptitude and Its Relationship with Grammar

A Critical Overview

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ID22871014
AuthorsPeter Skehan (0000-0003-1429-8859, St Mary's University Twickenham London, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume36
Issue3
Pages367-384
Publication date2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueApplied Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-6001 • E-ISSN: 1477-450X
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/applin/amu072
OpenAlexW2058251488
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited20

Journal Article Foreign Language Aptitude and Its Relationship with Grammar: A Critical Overview Get access Peter Skehan Peter Skehan St. Mary's University, Twickenham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 3, July 2015, Pages 367–384, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amu072 Published: 08 December 2014

Applied linguistics · Aptitude · Foreign language · Grammar · Linguistics · Universal Grammar · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning

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Citations per year2
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20

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