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Word-Processor or Pencil-and-Paper? A Comparison of Students' Writing in Chinese as a Foreign Language
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Zhu, Yu; Mark Shum, Shiu-Kee; Brian Tse, Shek-Kam; Liu, Jinghui Jack – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
A study is reported of the performance and attainment of 32 students from overseas studying elementary Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in a Chinese university. With an AB-BA design, they were asked to use two forms of writing media to present two essays: one a word-processed essay entitled "My Favourite Female" and the other a…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Foreign Students
Writing the Natural Way: On Computers.
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Pennington, Martha C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1996
Presents a model of a computer writing skill consisting of four stages of development: (1) writing easier; (2) writing more; (3) writing differently; and (4) writing better. This process represents the evolution of a natural computer-based writing approach under favorable conditions regarding the starting state of the user and a range of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Cognitive Development, College Students
Computerised Text Analysis: Roots and Research.
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Brock, Mark N. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
Examines computerized text analysis by considering questions related to how computerized text analysis programs function, the history of computerized text analysis, and the claims of previous research on computerized text analysis. It is suggested that claims about the effectiveness of computerized text analysis as a writing aid for…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Dictionaries
Revision Changes When Using Word Processors in an English as a Foreign Language Context.
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Kehagia, Olga; Cox, Margaret – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1997
Focuses on the use of word processers during revision in an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing context. The study attempts to identify the magnitude of the effects of ESL writing expertise, text importance for students and computer familiarity upon the types of revision. (24 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect, English (Second Language)
The Computer vs. the Pen: A Comparative Study of Word Processing in a Hong Kong Secondary Classroom.
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Lam, F. S.; Pennington, Martha C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
The English compositions of two groups of Hong Kong secondary school students learning English as a Second Language were compared. Results found that students who used computer word processors, on the whole, wrote better compositions than students who used pen and paper. (46 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries