Using strategic, critical reading of research papers to teach scientific writing: The reading-research-writing continuum

Supporting Research Writing: Roles and Challenges in Multilingual Settings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 73-89

  Matarese, Valerie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Browsing; Literature based learning; Peer discussion; Second language reading; Small group learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; PAPER; STUDENTS;

BROWSING; LITERATURE-BASED LEARNING; PEER DISCUSSIONS; SECOND LANGUAGE; SMALL-GROUP LEARNING;

TEACHING;

EID: 84902946778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-666-1.50005-9     Document Type: Chapter

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