A scaffolded reading and writing course for foundation level science students

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-461

  Parkinson, J ^a   Jackson, L ^a   Kirkwood, T ^a   Padayachee, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 34748824139     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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