Towards a fusion model for the teaching and learning of english in a chinese context

Teaching in Transnational Higher Education: Enhancing Learning for Offshore International Students

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 77-87

  Bjorning Gyde, Maria ^a   Doogan, Francis ^a   East, Martin ^b  

^a Unitec New Zealand ^*

^b UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84925703590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203930625     Document Type: Chapter

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