Electronic glossing - Is it worth the effort?

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-481

  Lenders, Olaf ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active vocabulary learning; Authentic classroom; EAP; Electronic glosses; Learner attitudes; Ready made glosses; Relevance of glossed words

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649105376     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220802447933     Document Type: Article

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