Identity construction through English language learning in intra-national migration: a study on Uyghur students in China.
This study explores how a group of Uyghur minority students construct their identities in and through English language learning experiences as they move from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to study in a prestigious East coastal university in China. The research findings show that the processes of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 42; no. 14; pp. 2421 - 2439 |
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