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Language testing and assessment in society. / Taylor, Lynda; Pill, John.
Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier, 2025.

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Taylor, L & Pill, J 2025, Language testing and assessment in society. in Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.00580-9

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Taylor, L., & Pill, J. (2025). Language testing and assessment in society. In Reference Module in Social Sciences Elsevier. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.00580-9

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Taylor L, Pill J. Language testing and assessment in society. In Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier. 2025 Epub 2025 Jun 2. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.00580-9

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Taylor, Lynda ; Pill, John. / Language testing and assessment in society. Reference Module in Social Sciences. Elsevier, 2025.

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