How 'communicative' are introductory undergraduate level japanese language textbooks?

Japanese Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-101

  Parry, Mayumi ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937328193     PISSN: 10371397     EISSN: 14699338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10371390050009084     Document Type: Article

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