The genre of syllabus in higher education

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-233

  Afros, Elena ^a   Schryer, Catherine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Genre; Higher education; Interactivity; Syllabus

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449093710     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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