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International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Volume 24, 2021 - Issue 10: Linguistic predictors of academic achievement amongst international students and home students in higher education
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Introduction

Linguistic predictors of academic achievement amongst international students and home students in higher education: introduction

Michael Dallera Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Folkert Kuikenb Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Danijela Trenkicc Department of Education, University of York, York, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ineke Vedderb Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Pages 1453-1457 | Received 05 Nov 2020, Accepted 08 Nov 2020, Published online: 16 Oct 2021

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