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Mak, Barley; Coniam, David – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
This paper investigates authentic writing through the use of wikis by Year 7 ESL learners in a secondary school in Hong Kong. The wikis were used as a collaborative writing platform to produce--with minimal input and support from their teachers--wiki content that describes the different facilities and features of their school. Over a period of two…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries, Writing Skills
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Mak, Barley; Coniam, David; Kwan, Meimei Chan Shin – ELT Journal, 2008
This article looks at Year 9 (age 13) ESL learners in a secondary school in Hong Kong producing--with minimal input and support from their teachers--their own story books, these being the final task outcome in a series of lessons focusing on creativity. Over a period of two months, as an integral part of their ESL lessons, groups of students…
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning