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We have discussed the importance of writing to the non-native speaker of English in science, technology and engineering and have sketched the processes involved in writing in a first and second language, showing the complexities of any writing task. We have suggested that the Cooperative Software model of interaction is a promising approach to the design of software for supporting writers of structured documents, by providing context sensitive information in an easily accessible and flexible form.
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Pemberton, L., Shurville, S., Hartley, T. (1996). Motivating the design of a computer assisted environment for writers in a second language. In: DÃaz de Ilarraza Sánchez, A., Fernández de Castro, I. (eds) Computer Aided Learning and Instruction in Science and Engineering. CALISCE 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0022601
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