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The Place of Spoken Language in the Hierarchy of Language Skills.

Thody, Philip – 1985

Languages have lost status in the educational system, and oral skills are less effectively and rigorously taught. However, a University of Leeds program providing short, intensive courses in administrative and legal French for British civil servants has been found to be very effective in developing the participants' oral and aural skills. The…

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