Language Anxiety: Experiences of Chinese Graduate Students at U.S. Higher Institutions

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 477-497

  Cheng, Rui ^a   Erben, Antony ^b  

^a NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Chinese students; gender; language anxiety; length of stay; major of study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867048109     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315311421841     Document Type: Article

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