Social-Class Identity and English Learning: Studies of Chinese Learners

Journal of Language, Identity and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 92-98

  Gao, Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; English learning; identity; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901025103     PISSN: 15348458     EISSN: 15327701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348458.2014.901820     Document Type: Article

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