More than a journey: "Learning" in the metaphors of Chinese students and teachers

Researching Chinese Learners: Skills, Perceptions and Intercultural Adaptations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 67-92

  Jin, Lixian ^a   Cortazzi, Martin ^b,c,d  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 85016340689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230299481     Document Type: Chapter

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