Why are students quiet? Looking at the Chinese context and beyond

ELT Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Xie, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 77950928668     PISSN: 09510893     EISSN: 14774526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/elt/ccp060     Document Type: Article

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