Helping the ESOL Writer : Constructive Feedback / Janet G. Graham.

The English teacher encountering a student of English as a second language (ESL) with significant writing problems must find an appropriate way of responding, finding a balance between being overly sympathetic and being overly concerned with correctness. ESL students are learning English from many s...

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Main Author: Graham, Janet G.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
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Physical Description:20 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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