Space, scale and languages: Identity construction of cross-boundary students in a multilingual university in Hong Kong

Language and Education

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 501-515

  Gu, Mingyue Michelle ^a   Tong, Ho Kin ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

identity; intercultural communication; multicultural education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867641284     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2012.663553     Document Type: Article

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