Collaborative dialogue between Thai EFL learners during self-access computer activities

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-254

  McDonough, Kim ^a   Sunitham, Wichian ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 70350131563     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1545-7249.2009.tb00166.x     Document Type: Article

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