The medium of instruction in hong kong: Policy and practice in the new english and chinese streams

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-120

  Evans, Stephen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Classroom communication; Colonial education; Hong kong; Language policy; Medium of instruction; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017054355     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520110084030     Document Type: Article

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