Introduction to ViewPoints: On the dynamics of an academic life
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Wander Lowie , CDST, L2 development, applied LinguisticsAbstract
As a tribute to Wander Lowie’s impact on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) and L2 theory and conceptualization in the Netherlands we have asked a diverse group of local scholars to write a reaction to Lowie (2026).
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