Fatemeh Hemmati Dealing with vocabulary problems in the process of EFL writing
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This study was designed to examine EFL student writers majoring in English as a foreign language at university level in Iran to describe their vocabulary related problems and the strategies they used to overcome these problems. Thirty EFL students were given a writing task for think-aloud composing. The resulting protocols were coded and analysed. The data were examined in relation to vocabulary strategies and the students’ proficiency. The study showed that:
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