Reevaluating curricular objectives using students' perceived needs: The case of three language programs

Foreign Language Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 453-469

  Alalou, Ali ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 9344228528     PISSN: 0015718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2001.tb02085.x     Document Type: Article

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