Providing writing and language support for students who have english as a second language-a pilot study

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-114

  Heatley, Sue ^a   Allibone, Lorraine ^b   Ooms, Ann ^a   Burke, Linda ^a   Akroyd, Karen ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Freelance Researcher ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; English as a second language (esl); Nursing students; Pre registration nursing; Writing support

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952820565     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2010.529500     Document Type: Article

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