Computer anxiety and students’ preferred feedback methods in EFL writing

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-415

  Matsumura, Shoichi ^a   Hann, George ^b  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85051053777     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0026-7902.2004.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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