The use of English textbooks for teaching English to 'vocational' students in Singapore secondary schools: A survey of teachers' beliefs

RELC Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-374

  Lee, Rachel N F ^a   Bathmaker, Ann Marie ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English teaching; NT stream; Singapore; Teachers perceptions; Technical vocational stream; Text books

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149602657     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033688207085852     Document Type: Article

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