Vernaculars in Literacy and Basic Education in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand

Language Planning and Policy Issues in Language Planning and Literacy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 122-142

  Kosonen, Kimmo ^a  

^a PAYAP UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cambodia; language policy; Laos; literacy; Thailand; vernacular education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050168668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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