Shift in language policy in Malaysia: Unravelling reasons for change, conflict and compromise in mother-tongue education

AILA Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-122

  Gill, Saran Kaur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 57749158150     PISSN: 14610213     EISSN: 15705595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/aila.20.09gil     Document Type: Article

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