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Supervisors' on-script feedback comments on drafts of dissertations: socialising students into the academic discourse community

Helen BasturkmenApplied Language Studies and Linguistics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin EastFaculty of Education, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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John BitchenerSchool of Languages, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 432-445 | Received 13 Dec 2011, Accepted 09 Oct 2012, Published online: 20 Dec 2012

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