The delivery of EAP courses within the changing linguistic landscape of Hong Kong: A time for reassessment

RELC Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 106-119

  Lu, Dan ^a   Julien, Richard ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33846697915     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003368820103200107     Document Type: Article

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