Medium and learning in Chinese and English in Hong Kong classrooms

Language Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 163-183

  Ping, Dorothy Ng Fung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese medium of instruction; Chinese language education; Concept development; Deep understanding; English medium of instruction; Language policy and planning; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847657946     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-006-9037-0     Document Type: Article

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