Assessing Writing Oct 2025

Lexical richness in young English learners’ writing: A focus on opinion and listen-write task types

Hakyung Sung ; Mikyung Kim Wolf ; Michael Suhan ; Kristopher Kyle
Journal
Assessing Writing
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2025-10-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2025.100975
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