National identification and intercultural relations in foreign language learning

Language and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-336

  Rivers, Damian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English language learning; Intercultural relations; Japanese national identification; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649618047     PISSN: 14708477     EISSN: 1747759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2010.502234     Document Type: Article

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