Computer supported collaborative writing in practice: an activity theoretical study

CALICO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 473-497

  Blin, Françoise ^a   Appel, Christine ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer supported collaborative writing in L2 (CSWL2); Cultural historical activity theory (CHAT); Interaction; Peer editing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045007047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20569017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11139/cj.28.2.473-497     Document Type: Article

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