Integrating second life into an EFL program in China: Research collaboration across the continents

TechTrends

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Wang, Charles Xiaoxue ^a   Song, Hongbo ^b   Stone, David E ^c   Yan, Qiaoqiao ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350359828     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-009-0337-z     Document Type: Article

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