The psycholinguistic dimension in second language writing: Opportunities for research and pedagogy using computer keystroke logging

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-454

  Miller, Kristyan Spelman ^a   Lindgren, Eva ^b   Sullivan, Kirk P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 53949118189     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1545-7249.2008.tb00140.x     Document Type: Review

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