Imagined Communities and Language Socialization Practices in Transnational Space: A Case Study of Two Korean "Study Abroad" Families in the United States

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-524

  Song, Juyoung ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871662236     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2012.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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