The key to success: English language testing in China

Language Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-37

  Cheng, Liying ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 40449092029     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532207083743     Document Type: Article

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