The culture shock that Asian students experience in immersion education

Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-105

  Xiaoqiong, Hu ^a  

^a CHINA THREE GORGES UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 77957310974     PISSN: 1358684X     EISSN: 14693585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13586840701825378     Document Type: Article

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