Low achievement in English language learning: a case study of a Chinese tier-3 university under the lens of complex systems theory

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Low achievement in English language learning: a case study of a Chinese tier-3 university under the lens of complex systems theory

The context of current research is a tier-3 university in Ningbo China, where English education is compulsory for all students. As an English teacher working in this university for 17 years, I note that each year a large number of students have very poor performance and are struggling in English lea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ma, Fei
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	EFL education low achievement
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51951/

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