Assessing intercultural capability in learning languages: Some issues and considerations

Language Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-80

  Scarino, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 77249178878     PISSN: 02614448     EISSN: 14753049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0261444808005417     Document Type: Article

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