Reasonable expectations: Oral proficiency goals for intermediate-level students of German

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-158

  Tschirner, Erwin ^a   Heilenman, L Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33747941432     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1998.tb01187.x     Document Type: Article

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