Writing in the secondary foreign language classroom: The effects of prompts and tasks on novice learners of French

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-184

  Way, Denise Paige ^a   Joiner, Elizabeth G ^b   Seaman, Michael A ^b  

^a Dorchester School District Two   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0242275950     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0026-7902.00060     Document Type: Article

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