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L2 Collaborative Writing in Diverse Learning Contexts
Edited by Mimi Li and Meixiu Zhang
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 59] 2023
► pp. 1–10

Introduction

| Texas A&M University-Commerce
| Texas Tech University
Article outline
  • Aims of this volume
  • Overview of scholarship on collaborative L2 writing
    • CW and L2 learning
    • Languaging and peer scaffolding during CW processes
    • Learning reflected in CW products
    • Factors influencing CW
    • Task-related factors
    • Mode and technology
    • CW assessment
  • About this book
  • References
Published online: 17 August 2023
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