A Close Investigation into Source Use in Integrated Second Language Writing Tasks

Autor/inn/en	Plakans, Lia; Gebril, Atta
Titel	A Close Investigation into Source Use in Integrated Second Language Writing Tasks
Quelle	In: Assessing Writing, 17 (2012) 1, S.18-34 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1075-2935
DOI	10.1016/j.asw.2011.09.002
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Protocol Analysis; Writing Skills; Reading; Questionnaires; Interviews; Higher Education; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Writing Instruction; Writing Teachers; Mixed Methods Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Leseprozess; Lesen; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	An increasing number of writing programs and assessments are employing writing-from-sources tasks in which reading and writing are integrated. The integration of reading and writing in such contexts raises a number of questions with regard to writers' use of sources in their writing, the functions these sources serve, and how proficiency affects discourse synthesis. To answer these questions, the current study used a mixed-method approach with a group of undergraduate students in a Middle Eastern university. One hundred forty-five students worked on a reading-to-write task and completed a questionnaire. In addition, nine students participated in think-aloud writing sessions and follow-up interviews. The qualitative data yielded initial patterns, which were explored further by quantitative analysis of relevant questionnaire items using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. Results showed that source use serves several functions including generating ideas about the topic and serving as a language repository. Score level affected text comprehension, especially at lower levels, but was not found to relate to the source use functions. Based on these results, a number of recommendations for writing instructors and language testers are provided. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10