Foreign language instruction in Japanese higher education the humanistic vision or nationalist utilitarianism?

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-227

  McVeigh, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economistic agenda; English; Foreign language instruction; Humanities; Internationalism; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749151295     PISSN: 14740222     EISSN: 1741265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474022204042687     Document Type: Article

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