Defining proficiency: A comparative analysis of cef level classification methods in a written learner corpus

Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-76

  Present Thomas, Rebecca ^a   Weltens, Bert ^a   De Jong, John H A L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Assessment; CEF; L2 English; SLA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979903050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22117245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/dujal.2.1.07pre     Document Type: Article

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