H Session Abstracts H 1 . Needs of second - language writers : Overviews and contextualized applications
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This presentation will focus on describing and synthesizing the results of basic empirical research done between 1980 and 2005 on second language writers, their composing processes, and their written texts. Altogether, 193 studies were examined. Studies were limited to those in published form—books, book chapters, and journal articles. Not included were conference proceedings and ERIC documents. Additionally, studies in which writing was the medium, but not the focus were also excluded, as were studies in assessment.
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