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A Computer-Mediated Scientific Writing Program.
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Bowers, Roy – TESL-EJ, 1995
Biologists at Center for Biological Research found ways to improve their scientific writing without benefit of an English-language program. By tapping Internet biology forums for comprehensible input, and using computer-assisted retention strategy to profit from error correction, writing improved. Scientific dialog on Internet has helped group…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, English (Second Language)