The statement of purpose in graduate program applications: Genre structure and disciplinary variation

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-211

  Samraj, Betty ^a   Monk, Lenore ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 40849139355     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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