Bilingual dictionaries in tests of L2 writing proficiency: Do they make a difference?

Language Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-353

  East, Martin ^a  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34447252559     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532207077203     Document Type: Article

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