Language assessment: Its development and futurean interview with lyle F. Bachman

Language Assessment Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-290

  Chen, Jing ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 80052012657     PISSN: 15434303     EISSN: 15434311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2011.591464     Document Type: Note

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