Challenges to quality of English medium instruction degree programs in Taiwanese universities and the role of local accreditors: A perspective of non-English-speaking Asian country

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 359-370

  Hou, Angela Yung Chi ^a   Morse, Robert ^b   Chiang, Chung Lin ^a   Chen, Hui Jung ^c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b US News and World Report   (United States)

^c Office of Research and Development   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

EMI degree program; Higher education; Quality assurance agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883250626     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-013-9267-8     Document Type: Article

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