A consideration of the portability and supportability of immersion education: A critical look at English immersion in Melanesia

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 349-359

  Lotherington, Heather ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33646099580     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434639608666288     Document Type: Article

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