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Peer reviewedBoswood, Tim; Marriott, Alison – English for Specific Purposes, 1994
Principles of ethnographic inquiry are used to address professional training needs of English-for-Special-Purpose teachers interacting with clients in a business environment. A course designed for English teachers in Hong Kong that explores "discourse communities" is described. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Discourse Communities, English for Special Purposes, Ethnography
