TOEFL preparation courses: A study of washback

Language Testing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 280-297

  Alderson, J Charles ^a   Hamp Lyons, Liz ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0000239677     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229601300304     Document Type: Article

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