‘English fever’ in South Korea: Its history and symptoms

English Today

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-57

  Park, Jin Kyu ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77950767307     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026607840900008X     Document Type: Article

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