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Research Article

Experiencing the needs and challenges of ELLs: Improving knowledge and efficacy of pre-service teachers through the use of a language immersion simulation

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Article: 1030176 | Received 28 Oct 2014, Accepted 13 Mar 2015, Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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