International students and the politics of language among 'globalising universities' in Asia

Knowledge Cultures

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 64-89

  Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a   Foong, Michelle ^a   Ho, K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian universities; Higher education; Japan; Language politics; Singapore; Social integration; Student mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975615532     PISSN: 23275731     EISSN: 23756527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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