Why EAP is necessary: A survey of Hong Kong tertiary students

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-17

  Evans, Stephen ^a   Green, Christopher ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Course design; English for academic purposes; Hong Kong; Needs analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846681927     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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