Academic writing of adolescent English learners: Learning to use "although"

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 238-254

  Spycher, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic language; Adolescent literacy; English learners; Second language writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549017569     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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