The structure of PhD conclusion chapters

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Bunton, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Conclusion; Disciplinary variation; English for academic purposes; Genre; Thesis dissertation

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644442125     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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