Questioning the importance of individualized voice in undergraduate L2 argumentative writing: An empirical study with pedagogical implications

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-265

  Helms Park, Rena ^a   Stapleton, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Authorial identity; Second language learning; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242330794     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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