English in the real world vs. English at school: Finnish English teachers' and students' views

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-177

  Ranta, Elina ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

English as a lingua franca; English language teaching; Language attitudes; Language testing; Native vs. non native varieties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954713331     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2009.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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