Currents and eddies in the discourse of assessment: A learning-focused interpretation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-188

  Rea Dickins, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom interaction; English as an Additional (Second) Language; Formative language assessment; Instruction; Summative language assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745488218     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2006.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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