Assessing Writing Oct 2026

Developing and validating an L2 student self-perceived paraphrasing competence scale

Emily Di Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University ; Nianning Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Assessing Writing
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2026-10-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2026.101104
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