Issues surrounding English, the internationalisation of higher education and national cultural identity in Asia: A focus on Japan

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-175

  Le Phan, Ha ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific region; educational policy; English as an International Language; globalisation and internationalisation; higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878150352     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2013.781047     Document Type: Article

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