Designing embedded courses to support international students' cultural and academic adjustment in the UK

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-76

  Peelo, Moira ^a   Luxon, Tony ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449093061     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770601167930     Document Type: Article

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