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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Learning to Write in a Second Language: Two Decades of Research.
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Cumming, Alister – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
Reviews empirical research carried out over the last 20 years in three distinct areas: (1) the characteristics of the texts learners produce; (2) the processes of students' composing; and (3) the sociocultural contexts where learning to write occurs. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Word Processing and Second Language Writing: A Longitudinal Case Study.
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Li, Jiang; Cumming, Alister – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
A case study of an adult male Mandarin learner of English as a Second Language investigated the his writing processes, thinking processes, and quality of writing to ascertain whether using a computer for writing promotes higher-level revisions and improves the quality of compositions. Found computers helped the learner stay on task longer and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Language Research