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Introduction published In: Policy and practice in early language learning:
Edited by Janet Enever and Patricia Driscoll
[AILA Review 32] 2019
► pp. 1–9

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Introduction

 | Umeå University | King’s College London
 | Canterbury Christ Church University
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Published online: 7 April 2020
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Article outline
  • The ELL-ReN Network
  • Classifying education systems
  • Research in the field of early language learning
  • Themes included in this volume
  • Papers included in this collection
  • References
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