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The Ethnic Group Affiliation and L2 Proficiency Link: Empirical Evidence

Elizabeth Gatbonton Department of Education/TESL Centre, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Pavel Trofimovich Department of Education/TESL Centre, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Pages 229-248 | Published online: 19 Dec 2008

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