The eye of the beholder: Authenticity in an embedded assessment task

Language Testing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 463-481

  Spence Brown, Robyn ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84990393916     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553220101800408     Document Type: Article

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