Perceptions of the computer-assisted writing program among EFL college learners

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-256

  Fang, Yuehchiu ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer assisted writing instruction; Computer mediated feedback; EFL; Learner autonomy; Learner motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958106097     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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