Changing places: A study of Chinese students in the UK

Language and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 224-245

  Gu, Qing ^a   Maley, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese learners; Culture shock; Intercultural adaptation; Learning shock

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949120591     PISSN: 14708477     EISSN: 1747759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14708470802303025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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