Language brokering as young people's work: Evidence from Chinese adolescents in England

Language and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-30

  Hall, Nigel ^a   Sham, Sylvia ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Chinese; Language; Language brokering; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846706797     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/le645.0     Document Type: Article

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