The impact of the medium of instruction in Hong Kong secondary schools on tertiary students' vocabulary

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-266

  Lin, Linda H F ^a   Morrison, Bruce ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic vocabulary; Language policy; Medium of instruction; Testing; Vocabulary size

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349304561     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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