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Current UK Developments

Young learners of modern foreign languages and their transition to the secondary phase: a lost opportunity?

Allison Bolster University of BristolCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Christine Balandier-Brown University of Bristol
&
Pauline Rea-Dickins University of Bristol
Pages 35-41 | Published online: 06 Aug 2007

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