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Peer reviewedCumming, Alister – Language Learning, 1989
Assessment of the English writing proficiency of 23 native French speaking students on 3 composition tasks found variance in the qualities of written texts and problem-solving behaviors. Writing expertise was found to affect discourse organization and content, writing complexity, heuristic strategies, and control strategies, while second-language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
