An emotional journey of change: The case of Chinese students in UK higher education

Researching Chinese Learners: Skills, Perceptions and Intercultural Adaptations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 212-232

  Gu, Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230299481     Document Type: Chapter

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