Using film text to support reluctant writers

English in Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-37

  Higgins, Collette ^a  

^a Solihull LEA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boys achievement; Film text; National literacy strategy; Response; Teaching writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144274460     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2002.tb00752.x     Document Type: Article

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