Client views of TESOL service: Expectations and perceptions

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 187-196

  Walker, John ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Foreign languages; Language; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645541278     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540110394438     Document Type: Article

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