Novice ESL writers: A longitudinal case-study of the situated academic writing processes of three undergraduates in a TESOL context

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 180-191

  Green, Simon ^a  

^a Ministry of Education Sultanate of Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

ESL writers; Interpersonal interactions; Longitudinal case study; Situated academic writing; Textual interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877671790     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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