Covert language assessment in academic writing

Language Testing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-294

  Norton, Bonny ^a   Starfield, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 33748288635     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229701400305     Document Type: Article

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