The branding of english and the culture of the new capitalism: Representations of the world of work in english language textbooks

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 714-733

  Gray, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77958162054     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amq034     Document Type: Article

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