Using language corpora in initial teacher education: Pedagogic issues and practical applications

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-418

  O'keeffe, Anne ^a   Farr, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 12444268019     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3588397     Document Type: Article

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