Effects and student perceptions of collaborative writing in L2

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-305

  Shehadeh, Ali ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Collaborative writing; EFL; Learners' perceptions; Second language writing; Social constructivist learning; Writing pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955144228     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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