English immersion in China as a case of educational transfer

Frontiers of Education in China

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-36

  Qiang, Haiyan ^a   Kang, Yeqin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; educational mode transfer; English immersion program

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952156827     PISSN: 1673341X     EISSN: 16733533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11516-011-0120-8     Document Type: Article

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