A multiple-data analysis of the 3.5-year development of EFL student writers

Language Learning

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-582

  Sasaki, Miyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 4544379888     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-8333.2004.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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