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The effectiveness of the Lingua Franca Core (LFC) in improving the perceived intelligibility and perceived comprehensibility of Arab learners at post-secondary level

@inproceedings{Zoghbor2011TheEO,
  title={The effectiveness of the Lingua Franca Core (LFC) in improving the perceived intelligibility and perceived comprehensibility of Arab learners at post-secondary level},
  author={Wafa Shahada Zoghbor},
  year={2011}
}
III ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IV TABLE OF CONTENTS V LIST OF TABLES IX LIST OF FIGURES X LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XI LIST OF SYMBOLS XII 1 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1 1.1 Context of the Study 10 1.2 The Significance of the Study 12 1.3 Aims and Objectives 14 1.4 Definition of Terms 14 1.5 Summary: Organization of Thesis 16 2 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 17 2. 
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