A basic engineering English word list for less proficient foundation engineering undergraduates

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-182

  Ward, Jeremy ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 67549099064     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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