Interviewer variation and the co-construction of speaking proficiency

Language Testing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Brown, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 24944490780     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532203lt242oa     Document Type: Article

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