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Implementing ELT innovations: a needs analysis framework. / Waters, Alan; Vilches, M. L. C.
In: ELT Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, 04.2001, p. 133-141.

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Waters, A & Vilches, MLC 2001, 'Implementing ELT innovations: a needs analysis framework.', ELT Journal, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/55.2.133

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Waters, A., & Vilches, M. L. C. (2001). Implementing ELT innovations: a needs analysis framework. ELT Journal, 55(2), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/55.2.133

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Waters A, Vilches MLC. Implementing ELT innovations: a needs analysis framework. ELT Journal. 2001 Apr;55(2):133-141. doi: 10.1093/elt/55.2.133

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Waters, Alan ; Vilches, M. L. C. / Implementing ELT innovations: a needs analysis framework. In: ELT Journal. 2001 ; Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 133-141.

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