Language testing in the modern language journal

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 536-552

  Spolsky, Bernard ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 33747999438     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0026-7902.00086     Document Type: Article

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