Needs assessment and the critical implications of a rigid textbook/syllabus for in-service education and training for primary english teachers in the united arab emirates

Teacher Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 437-456

  O’sullivana, Margo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 85009592580     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530300200221     Document Type: Article

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