"English? - Oh, it's just work!": A study of BELF users' perceptions

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-209

  Kankaanranta, Anne ^a   Louhiala Salminen, Leena ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 77951620074     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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