The impact of gender in oral proficiency testing

Language Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-192

  O”loughlin, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84990328735     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532202lt226oa     Document Type: Article

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