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Writing disciplines: producing disciplinary knowledge in the context of contemporary higher education

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Writing disciplines: producing disciplinary knowledge in the context of contemporary higher education. / Tusting, Karin Patricia; Barton, David Peter.
In: Ibérica: Journal of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes, Vol. 32, No. Fall 2016, 16.11.2016, p. 15-34.

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Tusting, KP & Barton, DP 2016, 'Writing disciplines: producing disciplinary knowledge in the context of contemporary higher education', Ibérica: Journal of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes, vol. 32, no. Fall 2016, pp. 15-34. <http://www.aelfe.org/documents/32_01_IBERICA.pdf>

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Tusting KP, Barton DP. Writing disciplines: producing disciplinary knowledge in the context of contemporary higher education. Ibérica: Journal of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes. 2016 Nov 16;32(Fall 2016):15-34.

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Tusting, Karin Patricia ; Barton, David Peter. / Writing disciplines : producing disciplinary knowledge in the context of contemporary higher education. In: Ibérica: Journal of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes. 2016 ; Vol. 32, No. Fall 2016. pp. 15-34.

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