An Exploratory Study on the Role of L2 Collaborative Writing on Learners' Subsequent Individually Composed Texts

Autor/in	Chen, Wenting
Titel	An Exploratory Study on the Role of L2 Collaborative Writing on Learners' Subsequent Individually Composed Texts
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28 (2019) 6, S.563-573 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Wenting)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0119-5646
DOI	10.1007/s40299-019-00455-3
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Collaborative Writing; Writing (Composition); Writing Improvement; Accuracy; Language Fluency; Vocabulary; Grammar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schreibübung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Wortschatz; Grammatik
Abstract	While research into the potential benefits of second or foreign language (L2 or FL) collaborative writing for jointly written texts has proliferated in the last few decades, it remains unclear whether texts that learners compose individually after such activities demonstrate improved quality, accuracy, fluency, and complexity. This study compares individually written texts produced by students on post-tests in two parallel classes (one exposed to collaborative writing practice for a semester and one without). Tests were delivered immediately after the class, as well as after a delay, in order to investigate the role of L2 collaborative writing in the production of new or subsequent texts at various periods of time. The findings indicate that students who were exposed to collaborative writing practice outperformed those who were not in terms of accuracy, fluency, and quality (organization, vocabulary, and grammar) in subsequent, individually produced texts. Also, the same measure in a 2-month delayed post-test found the same result in terms of accuracy, fluency, and quality (vocabulary, grammar) on subsequent texts; however, gains did not persist in organization. The implications of these findings for implementation of L2 collaborative writing are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01