Reading to learn and reading to integrate: New tasks for reading comprehension tests?

Language Testing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 174-210

  Trites, Latricia ^a   McGroarty, Mary ^b  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17044390343     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532205lt299oa     Document Type: Article

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