Issues in the quantitative longitudinal measurement of second language progress in the study abroad context

The Longitudinal Study of Advanced L2 Capacities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 90-105

  Rees, Jonathan ^a   Klapper, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921423619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203871652     Document Type: Chapter

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