Early English immersion and literacy in Xi'an, China

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-417

  Knell, Ellen ^a   Haiyan, Qiang ^b   Miao, Pei ^c   Yanping, Chi ^d   Siegel, Linda S ^e   Lin, Zhao ^f   Wei, Zhao ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d XI'AN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 34548527549     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2007.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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