Linguistic characteristics of ESL writing in task-based e-mail activities

System

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-245

  Li, Yili ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer assisted language learning; Computer mediated communication; Electronic mail; English as a second language; Second language writing; Writing assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042204113     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0346-251X(00)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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