High school student perceptions of first language literacy instruction: Implications for second language writing

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-116

  Kobayashi, Hiroe ^a   Rinnert, Carol ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EFL; Essay exams; High school; Instruction; Japanese students; L1 writing; L2 writing; Literacy background; Student perceptions; Writing experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 3343013705     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-3743(02)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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