Sustainability and local knowledge: The case of the Brazilian ESP Project 1980-2005

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-122

  Holmes, John ^a   Celani, Maria Antonieta Alba ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development projects; ESP methodology; Impact; Local knowledge; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 30044442924     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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