ESL Students in First-Year Writing Courses: ESL Versus Mainstream Classes

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-107

  Braine, George ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0038988234     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-3743(96)90020-X     Document Type: Article

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