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Peer reviewedCumming, Alister – Written Communication, 1990
Examines the qualities and frequency of episodes of concurrent metalinguistic and ideational thinking reported verbally by second-language learners while they composed. Finds frequencies of thinking episodes is significantly related to learners' writing expertise in their mother tongue. Argues for integrating the notion of comprehensible output…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Writing, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research
