Mother-tongue education among Bangladeshi children in Swansea: An exploration

Language Learning Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-26

  Khan, Niaz Ahmed ^a   Anwarul Kabir, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33244454415     PISSN: 09571736     EISSN: 17532167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09571739985200221     Document Type: Article

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