Group work in the Efl classroom in China: A closer look

RELC Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-103

  Chen, Runyi ^a   Hird, Bernard ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Classroom strategy; Data; Discussions; Dyads; Group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749132433     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033688206063476     Document Type: Article

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