A study of English as a foreign language (EFL) writers on a local-area network (LAN) and in traditional classes

Computers and Composition

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-292

  Braine, George ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computers; English as a second foreign language students; Hong Kong; Local area networks (LAN); Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035457167     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-4615(01)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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