When an exit test fails

System

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-234

  Braine, G ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ESL students; Exit tests; First year writing courses; Writing programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041416336     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0346-251X(01)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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