The complexity of the learning and teaching of EFL among Swedish-minority students in bilingual Finland

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 685-696

  Sjöholm, Kaj ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 33845619841     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027041000229387     Document Type: Article

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