Exploring Writing Individually and Collaboratively Using Google Docs in EFL Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Alsubaie, Jawaher; Ashuraidah, Ali
Titel	Exploring Writing Individually and Collaboratively Using Google Docs in EFL Contexts
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 10 (2017) 10, S.10-30 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Writing (Composition); English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; College Students; Writing Assignments; Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Portfolios (Background Materials); Scoring Rubrics; Interviews; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Word Processing; Collaborative Writing; Cooperative Learning; Mixed Methods Research; Females; Scores; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibübung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Textverarbeitung; Kooperatives Lernen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Online teaching and learning became popular with the evolution of the World Wide Web now days. Implementing online learning tools within EFL contexts will help better address the multitude of teaching and learning styles. Difficulty in academic writing can be considered one of the common problems that students face in and outside their classrooms. Moreover, because the young learners today are digital native, integrating online learning tool with their learning is needed. This research was conducted to analyze students' achievements by submitted tasks using both face-to-face setting for the pre individual and collaborative tasks, and online learning environment for the post individual and collaborative tasks. The participants in this study were a class of Arabic major from a college in Saudi Arabia. The research was searching for the differences between the students' individual and collaborative work using Google Docs, and discerning the students' perspectives toward collaborative work with Google Docs on English writing tasks. To explore the integration effectiveness; pre and post-questionnaires, pre and post written tasks, students' portfolio, a customized rubric for test scores, and post interviews were conducted to test and analyze the outcomes. Results show significant increase in the students' scores using Google Docs. Further, the results were consistent as that students perceived Google Docs as a useful tool for both individual and group work. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01