English communicative events and skills needed at the workplace: Feedback from the industry

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-182

  Kassim, Hafizoah ^a   Ali, Fatimah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

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EID: 77951623499     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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