English in Singapore: An insider's perspective of syllabus renewal through a genre-based approach

RELC Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-246

  Lin, Benedict ^a  

^a SEAMEO RELC ^*  (Singapore)

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EID: 61049372056     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003368820303400206     Document Type: Article

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