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ERIC Number: EJ367542
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Language Taught for Meetings and Language Used in Meetings: Is There Anything in Common?
Williams, Marion
Applied Linguistics, v9 n1 p45-58 Mar 1988
Examines the language used by native English speakers in business meetings and compares it with the language taught in English textbooks for use in such meetings, demonstrating that there is almost no correspondence between the two and raising questions regarding the usefulness of such textbooks. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Business English, Comparative Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Usage, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Speech Communication, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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