How can the use of blog software facilitate the writing process of English language learners?

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-197

  Arslan, Recep Ş ^a   Şahin Kizil, Aysel ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blog; Blogging; Process oriented writing instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953318286     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2010.486575     Document Type: Article

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