Cultivators, cows and computers: Chinese learners' metaphors of teachers

Internationalising the University: The Chinese Context

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 107-129

  Cortazzi, Martin ^a   Jin, Lixian ^b   Zhiru, Wang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85014788401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230235007     Document Type: Chapter

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