Test review: The Versant Spanish™ Test

Language Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Fox, Janna ^a   Fraser, Wendy ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 68149181911     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02655322090260020602     Document Type: Article

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