English in China today: The current popularity of English in China is unprecedented, and has been fuelled by the recent political and social development of Chinese society

English Today

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Bolton, Kingsley ^a   Graddol, David ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85011437043     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078412000223     Document Type: Article

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