Bilingualism as a future investment: The case of japanese high school students at an international school in japan

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 631-658

  Wakabayashi, Tomoko ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011215994     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2002.10162582     Document Type: Article

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