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Besides, students’ opinions on how to improve their academic writing skills will be examined. Lean Library can solve it. For more information view the SAGE Journals Article Sharing page. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. International Journal of English Language and Linguistics Research Vol.3, No.5, pp.42-49, August 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) 42 ISSN 2053-6305(Print), ISSN 2053-6313(online) THE WRITING DIFFICULTIES FACED BY L2 LEARNERS AND HOW TO MINIMIZE THEM May Al-Gharabally Create a link to share a read only version of this article with your colleagues and friends. 2. This product could help you, Accessing resources off campus can be a challenge. Major support provided by our founding partner, the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Some society journals require you to create a personal profile, then activate your society account, You are adding the following journals to your email alerts, Did you struggle to get access to this article? New login is not successful because the max limit of logins for this user account has been reached. the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. For more information view the SAGE Journals Sharing page. If you have an individual subscription to this content, or if you have purchased this content through Pay Per Article within the past 24 hours, you can gain access by logging in with your username and password here: This site uses cookies. Learning and attention issues are brain-based difficulties in reading, writing, math, organization, focus, listening comprehension, social skills, motor skills or a combination of these. Exploring Students’ Perceptions of ESL Writing Dr Sadiq Abdulwahed Ahmed Ismail Faculty of Education United Arab Emirates University P.O. Competencies Needed in Oral Communication in English among Thai Undergraduate Public Relations ... Lexical Bundles in the Academic Writing of Advanced Chinese EFL Learners, Exploring the Macrostructure of Research Articles in Economics, Changing beliefs on English: study abroad for teacher development, Communication Needs of Science Graduate Students, Australian Education International (AEI) (, Robertson, M, Line, M, Jones, S, Thomas, S (. endstream
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