Where research, practice and the authority meet: A collaborative inquiry for development of technologyenhanced Chinese Language curricula

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 232-243

  Wong, Lung Hsiang ^a   Gao, Ping ^a   Chai, Ching Sing ^a   Chin, Chee Kuen ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collaborative inquiry; ICT in education; Language learning; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751514120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13036521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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