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Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research: toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition

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Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research: toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition. / Lambert, Craig; Kormos, Judit.
In: Applied Linguistics, Vol. 35, No. 5, 2014, p. 607-614.

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Lambert, C & Kormos, J 2014, 'Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research: toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition', Applied Linguistics, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 607-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amu047

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Lambert, C., & Kormos, J. (2014). Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research: toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition. Applied Linguistics, 35(5), 607-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amu047

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Lambert C, Kormos J. Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research: toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition. Applied Linguistics. 2014;35(5):607-614. Epub 2014 Aug 24. doi: 10.1093/applin/amu047

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Lambert, Craig ; Kormos, Judit. / Complexity, accuracy and fluency in task-based second language research : toward more developmentally-based measures of second language acquisition. In: Applied Linguistics. 2014 ; Vol. 35, No. 5. pp. 607-614.

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