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TBLT AND L2 PRONUNCIATION

DO THE BENEFITS OF TASKS EXTEND BEYOND GRAMMAR AND LEXIS?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2017

Laura Gurzynski-Weiss ,
Avizia Yim Long  and
Megan Solon
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss*
Affiliation:
Indiana University
Avizia Yim Long
Affiliation:
University of Guam
Megan Solon
Affiliation:
University at Albany, SUNY
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*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, GISB 2127W, Indiana University, 355 North Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. E-mail: lgurzyns@indiana.edu
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 39 , Special Issue 2: TBLT and L2 Pronunciation: Do the Benefits of Tasks Extend Beyond Grammar and Lexis? , June 2017 , pp. 213 - 224
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