Innovations in teaching assistant development: An apprenticeship model

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-60

  Kost, Claudia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foreign language teaching assistants; Language program coordination; Preservice teacher education; Professional development; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549132568     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03278.x     Document Type: Article

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