Using audioblogs to assist English-language learning: An investigation into student perception

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-198

  Hsu, Hui Yin ^a   Wang, Shiang Kwei ^a   Comac, Linda ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audioblogs; e portfolio; Mobile learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549158571     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220801943775     Document Type: Article

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