Examining the theory/practice relation in a high school science register: A functional linguistic perspective

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-316

  Mohan, Bernard ^a   Slater, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

English for academic purposes; Language and content integration; Science register; Social practice; Systemic functional linguistics; Theory practice relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749633169     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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