On foot in SIM CITY: Using SIM COPTER as the basis for an ESL writing assignment

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-230

  Coleman, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience; Computer assisted language learning (CALL); Second language writing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14744301338     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878102332010     Document Type: Article

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