Which English? Whose English? An investigation of 'non-native' teachers' beliefs about target varieties

Language, Culture and Curriculum

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-137

  Young, Tony Johnstone ^a   Walsh, Steve ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EIL; ELF; Language varieties; Teachers' beliefs; Teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954439130     PISSN: 07908318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07908311003797627     Document Type: Article

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