English Language Teaching Apps: Positioning Parents and Young Learners

Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 252-260

  Chik, Alice ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3 6 technology; ELT pedagogy; ESL young learners; iPad; parental engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905498469     PISSN: 1358684X     EISSN: 14693585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1358684X.2014.929285     Document Type: Article

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