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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2002
Uzel, F. Elif

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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.