Instruction and reading samples for opinion writing in L1 junior high school textbooks in China and Japan

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-127

  Kubota, Ryuko ^a   Shi, Ling ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 32144438847     PISSN: 09576851     EISSN: 15699838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/japc.15.1.08kub     Document Type: Article

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