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A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise

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A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise. / Pill, John; Harding, Luke William.
Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. ed. / Carsten Roever; Gillian Wigglesworth. Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, 2019. p. 217-228 (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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Pill, J & Harding, LW 2019, A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise. in C Roever & G Wigglesworth (eds), Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. Language Testing and Evaluation, Peter Lang, Berlin, Germany, pp. 217-228. https://doi.org/10.3726/b15199

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Pill, J., & Harding, L. W. (2019). A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise. In C. Roever, & G. Wigglesworth (Eds.), Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara (pp. 217-228). (Language Testing and Evaluation). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b15199

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Pill J, Harding LW. A most engaging scholar: Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise. In Roever C, Wigglesworth G, editors, Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang. 2019. p. 217-228. (Language Testing and Evaluation). doi: 10.3726/b15199

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Pill, John ; Harding, Luke William. / A most engaging scholar : Tim McNamara and the role of language testing expertise. Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. editor / Carsten Roever ; Gillian Wigglesworth. Berlin, Germany : Peter Lang, 2019. pp. 217-228 (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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