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English coursebooks in South East Asia: Issues and concerns
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and employed in Southeast Asia with all their major contents, their strengths and weaknesses. It also mentions local teachers and learners’ perception of local materials and summarizes the reviewer’s evaluation of some major coursebooks produced in the region together with brief recommendations for further achievement of learning value and impact.
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