Using cefr level descriptors to raise university students' awareness of their speaking skills

Language Awareness

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-133

  Glover, Philip ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Common european framework; Learner autonomy; Self assessment; Speaking skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961237172     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2011.555556     Document Type: Article

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