English for College Students in Taiwan: A Study of Perceptions of English Needs in a Medical Context

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-119

  Chia, Hiu Uen ^a,b,c   Johnson, Ruth ^b   Chia, Hui Lung ^a   Olive, Floyd ^a  

^a Section 2 ^*

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0347873758     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0889-4906(97)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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