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European perspectives on modern language learning

Contributions to the Modern Languages Project of the Council of Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2009

J. L. M. Trim
J. L. M. Trim
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Language Teaching , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , July 1998 , pp. 136 - 151
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