What do tests of listening comprehension test? - a retrospection study of efl test-takers performing a multiple-choice task

Language Testing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-44

  Yi'an, Wu ^a  

^a BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 39849096209     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553229801500102     Document Type: Article

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