Developing Discipline-specific Academic Writing Skills of Hong Kong ESL Learners.

In this paper, we shall explore academic writing in the framework of academic literacy development among Hong Kong university ESL learners of language and education programs. We shall also discuss discipline-specific academic writing in terms of the continuum comprising academic writing in science,...

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Publicado en:International Journal of the Humanities Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 211 - 219
Autores principales: Zhichang Xu, Lixun Wang, Pui Man Jennie Wong, DeCoursey, Matthew
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Publicado: Common Ground Research Networks 2010
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        English language education
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        Academic Literacy
        Academic Writing
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