“My name is Money”: Name choices and global identifications at a South-Chinese University

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-536

  McPherron, Paul ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; English language teaching (ELT); Learner identity; Name choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901198438     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188790903312706     Document Type: Article

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