Toward a transparent construct of reading-to-write tasks: The interface between discourse features and proficiency

Language Assessment Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-27

  Gebril, Atta ^a   Plakans, Lia ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84874485130     PISSN: 15434303     EISSN: 15434311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2011.642040     Document Type: Article

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