Testing the language proficiency of bilingual teachers: Arizona's spanish proficiency test

Language Testing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-46

  Grant, Leslie ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847033480     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229701400103     Document Type: Article

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