An assessment of the curricular change process in initiating content-based instruction in the first-year english program at Bilkent University and its implications for professional development: a case study

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Uzel, F. Elif
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English language, Education, Higher., English teachers
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/12892
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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F. E. Uzel, “An assessment of the curricular change process in initiating content-based instruction in the first-year english program at Bilkent University and its implications for professional development: a case study,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2002.
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