The impact of computer-based instruction on the development of EFL learners' writing skills...English as a Foreign Language
The current study investigated the application and effectiveness of computer assisted language learning (CALL) in teaching academic writing to Iranian EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners by means of Microsoft Word Office. To this end, 44 sophomore intermediate university students majoring i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 516 - 529 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2015
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