Workplace texts: Do they mean the same for teachers and business people?

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-469

  Forey, Gail ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Informants; Text analysis; Theme; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044237644     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(04)00004-3     Document Type: Review

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