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Publication details [#27077]

Tsang, Wai King. 1996. Comparing the effects of reading and writing on writing performance. Applied Linguistics 17 (2) : 210–233.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
education | performance1 | reading | second language acquisition | syllabus design | writing
Language as a subject
Cantonese | English
Place, Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
0142-6001
Journal WWW
http://www3.oup.co.uk/applij/contents/

Annotation

This paper explores the effects of an extensive reading and writing program on English second language descriptive writing performance in Hong Kong secondary students. The reading program is the only one to show an overall significant positive effect.