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Strategy use and the construct of C-tests. / Kontra, Edit; Kormos, Judit.
Der C-Test: Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen. ed. / Rüdiger Grotjahn. 6. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2006. p. 121-138 (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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Kontra, E & Kormos, J 2006, Strategy use and the construct of C-tests. in R Grotjahn (ed.), Der C-Test: Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen. 6 edn, Language Testing and Evaluation, Lang, Frankfurt am Main, pp. 121-138. <http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?vID=55304&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=3&vUUR=4>

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Kontra, E., & Kormos, J. (2006). Strategy use and the construct of C-tests. In R. Grotjahn (Ed.), Der C-Test: Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen (6 ed., pp. 121-138). (Language Testing and Evaluation). Lang. http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?vID=55304&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=3&vUUR=4

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Kontra E, Kormos J. Strategy use and the construct of C-tests. In Grotjahn R, editor, Der C-Test: Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen. 6 ed. Frankfurt am Main: Lang. 2006. p. 121-138. (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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Kontra, Edit ; Kormos, Judit. / Strategy use and the construct of C-tests. Der C-Test: Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen. editor / Rüdiger Grotjahn. 6. ed. Frankfurt am Main : Lang, 2006. pp. 121-138 (Language Testing and Evaluation).

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