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Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Volume 37, 2016 - Issue 5: Researching Language and Neoliberalism
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‘Just go away and do it and you get marks’: the degradation of language teaching in neoliberal times

David BlockICREA, Departament d’Anglès i Lingüística, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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John GrayDepartment of Culture, Communication and Media, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
Pages 481-494 | Received 08 Jul 2015, Accepted 08 Jul 2015, Published online: 12 Aug 2015

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