Towards an integrated approach to teaching Business English: A Chinese experience

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-410

  Zhang, Zuocheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 34848859604     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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