Problematising intercultural communication competence in the pluricultural classroom: Chinese students in a new zealand university

Language and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-34

  Holmes, Prue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese communication; Chinese students learners; Intercultural communication competence; International education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248700275     PISSN: 14708477     EISSN: 1747759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14708470608668906     Document Type: Article

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