"We have about seven minutes for questions": The discussion sessions from a specialized conference

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-92

  Wulff, Stefanie ^a   Swales, John M ^b   Keller, Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 62649140042     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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