International Journal of
English and Literature

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. English Lit.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2626
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEL
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 278

Full Length Research Paper

Silent pauses in the oral reading task: Pausing patterns and reasons for pauses

Chen I-Ju
  • Chen I-Ju
  • Applied Foreign Languages, Ling Tung University, No.1, Ling-dong Road, NanTun District, Taichung City 408, Taiwan.
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  •  Received: 02 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 03 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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