Hiring native-speaking English teachers in East Asian countries

English Today

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Jeon, Mihyon ^a   Lee, Jiyoon ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 37349069655     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078406004093     Document Type: Article

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