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Martínez-Sáez, Antonio; Corral-Esteban, Avelino; Vinagre-Laranjeira, Margarita – Research-publishing.net, 2018
With the integration of new technologies in the foreign language classroom, the practice of collaborative writing has gained renewed attention, although some questions still remain unanswered regarding the extent to which these tools help learners in their writing when compared to more traditional learning contexts (Elola & Oskoz, 2010). In…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Savran Çelik, Seyd; Aydin, Selami – Online Submission, 2016
The number of the studies conducted on the use of wikis on the English as a foreign language (EFL) learning process has remained fairly limited. More specifically, in the Turkish EFL context, little attention has been paid to the effects of wikis on EFL writing achievement. Thus, this study aims to examine the effects of a wiki-based writing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing Achievement
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Bikowski, Dawn; Vithanage, Ramyadarshanie – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This study investigated the effect of repeated in-class web-based collaborative writing tasks on second language writers' (L2) individual writing scores. A pre-test post-test research model was used in addition to participant surveys, class observations, and teacher interviews. Participants included 59 L2 writers in a writing class at a large U.S.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Collaborative Writing, Web Based Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Khatib, Mohammad; Meihami, Hussein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of using collaborative techniques and activities on EFL students' writing performance. A total of 35 low-intermediate EFL students ranging from 15 to 18 years-of-age participated in this investigation. These participants were assigned into two groups: An experimental group (N = 17) in which…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Collaborative Writing
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Shi, Jing – English Language Teaching, 2015
Corpus linguistics has transformed linguistic research but has a slightly moderate impact on the ESL teaching and learning. The Wikipedia Corpus, designed by Mark Davis is introduced in this essay. The corpus allows teachers to search Wikipedia in a powerful way: they can search by word, phrase, part of speech, and synonyms. Teachers can also find…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, English (Second Language)
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Shehadeh, Ali – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2011
This study investigated the effectiveness and students' perceptions of collaborative writing (CW) in second language (L2). The study involved 38 first year students in two intact classes at a large university in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). One class consisted of 18 students and was considered the experimental group, and the second consisted of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Attitudes