Learner acquaintanceship and oral proficiency test pair-task performance

Language Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-295

  O'sullivan, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990374229     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532202lt205oa     Document Type: Article

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