Invalidating validity claims for the ACTFL oral rating scale

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Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-172

  Fulcher, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030167436     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0346-251X(96)00001-2     Document Type: Article

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