Literacy in virtual worlds

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-56

  Merchant, Guy ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58449115993     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2008.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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