Developing Chinese scientists' skills for publishing in English: Evaluating collaborating-colleague workshops based on genre analysis

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-221

  Cargill, Margaret ^a   O'Connor, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidence; English for academic purposes; Genre pedagogy; Journal articles; Publication skills; Research education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746787217     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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