Breaking the island chains: A case study exploring the intricate powers of language shared on the world wide web

Computers and Composition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-284

  Winner, Tammy ^a   Shields, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Collaborative learning environments; Culture; Electronic bulletin boards; Email; Literacy biography; World wide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036807466     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-4615(02)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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