Writing to learn via text chat: Task implementation and focus on form

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-39

  Alwi, Nik Aloesnita Nik Mohd ^a   Adams, Rebecca ^b   Newton, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cognition Hypothesis; Computer mediated communication; Focus on form; Task complexity; Writing to learn the language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857448407     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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