Language Assessment Literacy: Implications for Language Teachers

Language Assessment Literacy: Implications for Language Teachers

PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development



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Translated title: Literacidad en evaluacion de lenguas: implicaciones para docentes
Journal Title: PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Author: Frank Giraldo
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Language: English
Get full text: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/62089
Resource type: Journal Article
Source: PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development; Vol 20, No 1 (Year 2018).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v20n1.62089
Publisher: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Usage rights: Reconocimiento - NoComercial - SinObraDerivada (by-nc-nd)
Knowledge areas / Categories: Social Sciences/Humanities --> Education --AMP-- Educational Research

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