Affordances of Web 2.0 Technologies for Collaborative Advanced Writing in a Foreign Language

Autor/in	Strobl. Carola
Titel	Affordances of Web 2.0 Technologies for Collaborative Advanced Writing in a Foreign Language
Quelle	In: CALICO Journal, 31 (2014) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-7778
Schlagwörter	Collaborative Writing; Web 2.0 Technologies; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Writing Research; Feedback (Response); Computer Mediated Communication; Peer Evaluation; Teaching Methods; Writing Processes; Accuracy; Academic Discourse; Comparative Analysis; Advanced Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schreibforschung; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Discourse; Diskurs; Fortgeschrittener
Abstract	Can online collaboration yield a positive effect on academic writing in a foreign language? If so, what exactly is the added value, compared to individual writing, and (how) does it translate to better output? These are the central questions addressed in this paper. L2 writing research has long highlighted the benefits of collaboration in terms of both L2 learning and text quality. Most recently, the positive effect of co-ownership and peer feedback on process and product has been emphasized in studies on Computer-Supported Collaborative Writing. What has remained underexplored is the impact of web 2.0 technologies on "advanced" L2 writing. The present paper bridges this gap through an empirical study combining Web 2.0 technologies with an academic writing task. Collaborative and individual writing processes and products are compared by applying a mixed-methods approach. The results shed new light on claims made in previous studies that collaboration leads to higher text accuracy. No statistically relevant difference was found between the individual and collaborative syntheses in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. However, collaborative texts score significantly higher on appropriate content selection and organization. Analysis of the process data shows that this is due to in-depth discussions during the planning phase. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10