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Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test

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Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test. / Harding, Luke.
Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2011. 291 p. (Language Testing and Evaluation; Vol. 21).

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Harding, L 2011, Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test. Language Testing and Evaluation, vol. 21, Peter Lang, Frankfurt.

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Harding, L. (2011). Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test. (Language Testing and Evaluation; Vol. 21). Peter Lang.

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Harding L. Accent and listening assessment: A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2011. 291 p. (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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Harding, Luke. / Accent and listening assessment : A validation study of the use of speakers with L2 accents on an academic English listening test. Frankfurt : Peter Lang, 2011. 291 p. (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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