Applied Linguistic and English Language Essay

Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the Four Language Skills

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Studies on Language Acquisition 29

Editor Peter Jordens

Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York

Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the Four Language Skills edited by ´ Esther Uso-Juan ´ Alicia Martınez-Flor

Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York

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Current trends in the development and teaching of the four ´ ´ language skills / edited by Esther Uso-Juan, Alicia Martınez-Flor. p. cm. (Studies on language acquisition ; 29) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018968-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 3-11-018968-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ´ 1. Language and languages Study and teaching. I. Uso´ Juan, Esther. II. Martınez-Flor, Alicia. P51.C87 2006 4181.007 dc22 2006020504

ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018968-1 ISBN-10: 3-11-018968-2 ISSN 1861-4248
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