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Teaching colloquial Australian English to medical students from non-English speaking backgrounds

1996; Wiley; Volume: 30; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2923.1996.tb00860.x

1365-2923

Anna Chur‐Hansen, Robert J. Barrett,

Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Medical EducationVolume 30, Issue 6 p. 412-417 Teaching colloquial Australian English to medical students from non-English speaking backgrounds A Chur-Hansen, Corresponding Author A Chur-Hansen Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South AustraliaDr Anna Chur-Hansen, Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorR J Barrett, R J Barrett Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author A Chur-Hansen, Corresponding Author A Chur-Hansen Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South AustraliaDr Anna Chur-Hansen, Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorR J Barrett, R J Barrett Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.1996.tb00860.xCitations: 16Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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