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Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms

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Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms. / Mifsud, Charles L.; Vella, Lara Ann.
In: Language, Culture and Curriculum, Vol. 31, No. 3, 01.09.2018, p. 272-288.

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Mifsud, CL & Vella, LA 2018, 'Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms', Language, Culture and Curriculum, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1504400

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Mifsud, C. L., & Vella, L. A. (2018). Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 31(3), 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1504400

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Mifsud CL, Vella LA. Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms. Language, Culture and Curriculum. 2018 Sept 1;31(3):272-288. Epub 2018 Aug 1. doi: 10.1080/07908318.2018.1504400

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Mifsud, Charles L. ; Vella, Lara Ann. / Teacher agency and language mediation in two Maltese preschool bilingual classrooms. In: Language, Culture and Curriculum. 2018 ; Vol. 31, No. 3. pp. 272-288.

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