English as an Asian Lingua Franca: The 'Lingua Franca Approach' and implications for language education policy

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-139

  Kirkpatrick, Andy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Asia and Southeast Asia; language education policy; lingua franca approach; mother tongue education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883610424     PISSN: 21919216     EISSN: 2191933X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jelf-2012-0006     Document Type: Article

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