The place of language testing and assessment in the professional preparation of foreign language teachers in China

Language Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-584

  Jin, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

foreign language teachers in China; language testing and assessment courses; professional preparation; teaching content

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049481758     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532209351431     Document Type: Article

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