Using the internet to promote autonomous learning in ESP

Educational Linguistics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 177-190

  Marco, María José Luzón ^a   Pueyo, María Isabel González ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaborative Learning; Language Learning; Language Teaching; Metacognitive Strategy; Online Activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862102220     PISSN: 15720292     EISSN: 22151656     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-28624-2_11     Document Type: Chapter

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