Academic style and format of doctoral thesesThe case of the disappearing discussion chapter

  1. Hewitt Hughes, Elaine Caroline
  2. Felices Lago, Ángel Miguel
Revista:
Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE )

ISSN: 1139-7241

Año de publicación: 2010

Número: 19

Páginas: 19-140

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE )

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