Web-Based Cross-Country E-Pal Enhance Writing Teaching

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Part of the Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering book series (LNEE, volume 223)

Abstract

This paper examines how the real social context which formed by cross-country E-pal thought internet help students improve second language writing. There is a comparison between three groups so that the function of E-pal may be distinguished. Especially, this paper tries to testify the function of real social meaning audience in writing. In the process we try to do some explorations in the field of CALL.

Keywords

E-Pal Call Writing International communication 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Xingtai UniversityXingtaiPeople’s Republic of China

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