Students' reflective journaling: an impactful strategy that informs instructional practices in an EFL writing university context in Qatar...1st Century Academic Forum, Martin Conference Center, Harvard University, 20-22 March 2016, Boston, USA,
Reflective journals are used in the literature to promote students' learning, develop writing skills, assess students' reflection level, promote teachers' professional development, and gather research data. However, the current research bridges the gap in the literature by exploring the impact of st...
| Publicado en: | Reflective Practice Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 483 - 501 |
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| Formato: | proceedings research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2019
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