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Shaping the Multilingual Learning Environment: The Case of Multilingual Education Pilot Project in Georgia

By: Ligita Grigule  
Open Access
|May 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0032-3 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 64
Published on: May 15, 2009
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2009 Ligita Grigule, published by Daugavpils University
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