The role of individual differences in L2 writing

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-403

  Kormos, Judit ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language learning aptitude; Learning through writing; Motivation; Second language writing processes; Self regulation; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871750126     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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