The effects of authentic audience on English as a second language (ESL) writers: a task-based, computer-mediated approach

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 435-454

  Chen, Julian ChengChiang ^a   Brown, Kimberly Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

authentic audience; computer mediated communication; ESL writing; learner motivation; task based language teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869401281     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2011.606224     Document Type: Article

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