Critical analysis versus description? Examining the relationship in successful student writing

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-143

  Woodward Kron, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 22544480636     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1475-1585(02)00013-9     Document Type: Article

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