Adjusting a business lecture for an international audience: A case study

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-199

  Camiciottoli, Belinda Crawford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 11044231997     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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