'Argument!' helping students understand what essay writing is about

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-154

  Wingate, Ursula ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Essay; Genre; Teaching writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860693989     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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