Is training student reviewers worth its while? A study of how training influences the quality of students' feedback and writing

Language Teaching Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-89

  Rahimi, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Feedback; peer response; sociocultural theory; training; writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872300153     PISSN: 13621688     EISSN: 14770954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362168812459151     Document Type: Review

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