Open and distance language learning at the Shantou Radio and TV University, China, and the Open University, United Kingdom: A cross‐cultural perspective

Open Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-219

  Hurd, Stella ^a   Xiao, Junhong ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Shantou Radio and TV University   (China)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Beliefs; Culture; Languages; Open and distance learning; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149114864     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510600953161     Document Type: Article

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