The characteristics of effective English teachers as perceived by high school teachers and students in Korea

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-248

  Park, Gi Pyo ^a   Lee, Hyo Woong ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Characteristics of effective English (second foreign language) teachers

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EID: 33847162466     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03031547     Document Type: Article

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