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Improving English as a foreign language writing in elementary schools using mobile devices in familiar situational contexts

Wu-Yuin Hwang Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Taoyuan County
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Holly S.L. Chen Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Taoyuan County
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Rustam Shadiev Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)Correspondence[email protected]
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Ray Yueh-Min Huang Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Chia-Yu Chen Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Pages 359-378 | Published online: 16 Oct 2012

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