Collaborative writing in pairs and small groups: Learners' attitudes and perceptions

System

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 365-378

  Fernández Dobao, Ana ^a   Blum, Avram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative writing; Learners' perceptions; Pair and small group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878947485     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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