Learner perspectives of success in an EAP writing course

Assessing Writing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-46

  Basturkmen, Helen ^a   Lewis, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Learner perspectives; Second language; Socio cultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942472578     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-2935(02)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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