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Foreign Language Proficiency in the Classroom and Beyond. Charles J. James (Ed.). Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook, 1985. Pp. v + 179.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Barbara F. Freed
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania

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