The changing landscape of English: Implications for language assessment

ELT Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-60

  Taylor, Lynda ^a  

^a Research and Validation Group   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30744463496     PISSN: 09510893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/elt/cci081     Document Type: Article

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