In fact, many of them have become far more complex and intertwined with many other 21st. Peer response in second language writing classrooms request pdf. The collaborative learning in the peerresponse writing groups encouraged agency in two ways. Peer response in second language writing classrooms. Peer feedback and feedforward towards efl argumentative. To achieve this purpose, this paper sought to achieve the following objectives.
Copious researches argue the effectiveness of peercorrection in writing courses e. Her main research interests include peer response in second language writing and the acquisition of a second language phonology. Despite its reported disadvantages, peerfeedback has gained increased attention from practitioners in english as second and foreign language l2fl writing classes. Therefore, this study focused on investigating effectiveness of peer feedback. Peer response has been in the interest of teachers and researchers for a long time, and there is a substantial amount of research on the topic. Peer feedback was provided on the draft and final versions of two argumentative essays assigned by the teacher. Peer response in second language writing classrooms, second. Journal of second language writing, 5 1, 119 1996 chinese students perceptions of esl peer response group interaction joan g. This orientation was born from the marriage of structural linguistics and the behaviorist learning theories of second language teaching that were. But, unless they are given reliable feedback on their writing, the set writing tasks may not help them much in improving their writing skills. Eric clearinghouse on reading and communication skills bloomington in. If students have had the opportunity to participate in a practice peer response sessionwith the instructor and a small group, for examplethey may also have a better. Nelson georgia state university this study investigated chinese students interaction styles and reactions to one particular pedagogic technique.
We analyse first the theoretical underpinnings that have informed both peer feedback research and the pedagogical use of peer feedback in l2 writing instruction. Reexamining the affective advantage of peer feedback in the esl writing class. The first is the increased interest in call and computermediated communication cmc for l2 pedagogy. Writing occupies an important place in any english as a second language esl classroom. Investigates chinese students interaction styles and reactions to peer response groups in englishasasecondlanguage esl composition classes. Feedback is widely seen as crucial for encouraging and consolidating learning, and this significance has also been recognised by those working in the field of second language l2 writing. She is the coauthor of peer response in second language writing classrooms 2002, university of michigan press and has published in applied linguistics, studies in second language acquisition, tesol quarterly, tesol. Questions in peer response to outline presentations in an l2 writing classroom youngmi oh university of hawaii at manoa abstract questions are pervasive not only in ordinary conversation, but also in institutional interaction hayano, 20. Constructing and interpreting teacher written feedback 206. The relationship between talk in peerresponse groups and. Michigan series on teaching multilingual writers series editors diane belcher and jun liu jun liu and jette g.
In fact, many of them have become far more complex and intertwined with many other 21 st century issues that teachers of l2 writing cannot help but be affected by in. Chinese students perceptions of esl peer response group. Characteristics and user acceptance of peer rating in efl writing classrooms. Peer response in second language writing classrooms ann arbor. Peer response in second language writing classrooms was written to fill that void. Here, the focus has been on demystifying academic genres as well as providing students with the language resources and skills which will help them gain access to academic discourse communities see below. The effects of written corrective feedback on second language writing focused on the english article system by sea hee choi thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in teaching of english as a second language in the graduate college of the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, 20.
More than that, though, peer response is a teachers resource in two key ways. Despite its reported disadvantages, peer feedback has gained increased attention from practitioners in english as second and foreign language l2fl writing classes. An investigation into effectiveness of peer feedback eric. Peer response in second language writing classrooms ebook. Controversies in second language writing, second edition. Computermediated peer response in a leveliv esl academic. Benefits and difficulties in using peer response for.
Request pdf on jan 1, 2002, jette hansen edwards and others published peer response in second language writing classrooms find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Jette hansen edwards like much of the process writing approach, peer response activities have become commonplace in second language writing classrooms despite the fact that research has not conclusively documented. Paulus, the effect of peer and teacher feedback on student writing, journal of second language writing, 8, 3, 265, 1999. Peer tutoring and response groups institute of education.
However, a major issue that has not been adequately addressed is peer response in efl writing classrooms aligrami. Discourse analysis for the second language writing classroom. Peer response groups stand at the center of a fortuitous convergence of theories of language development and theories of language learning and teaching in second language l2 classrooms. Investigating a collaborative approach to peer feedback. Since the publication of the first edition in 2002, there have been two major developments in l2 writing and peer response teaching and research. The primary objective of this course was to help strengthen undergraduate l2 students academic writing skills and linguistic competence. The journal of second language writing is devoted to publishing theoretically grounded reports of research and discussions that represent a significant contribution to current understandings of central issues in second and foreign language writing and writing instruction. I describe and provide the rationale forarather structured method i developed as a transition between no writing groups and the. Pdf implementing peerfeedback in paragraphwriting classes. Peer feedback in the esl writing classroom fortell. Also, coit 2004 mentions using peer feedback for correcting articles through a studentcentered environment is a beneficial pedagogy to extend learners academicstyle writing practice. This study aims to understand the main types of feedback peers use in an argumentative writing class at a private university in thailand.
However, most of the literature focuses on how peer response influences student revisions in second language learning context baker, 2016. Benefits and difficulties in using peer response for writing. Its importance is acknowledged in processbased classrooms, where it forms a key element of the students growing control over composing skills, and by genreoriented teachers. Teachers have turned their classrooms into communities of learners, as the focus of writing pedagogy shifts from written. This study was carried out in spring 2016 in an second english as a language esl academic writing course at a mediumsized public university in the united states.
Analysis of these tapes indicated that the chinese students main objective of group harmony precluded their. Understanding efl students participation in group peer. Issues of cultural appropriateness and pedagogical efficacy. And while texts like assessing second language writing in academic contexts, edited by liz hampslyons, offer a fabulous spectrum of assessmentrelated topics, response to student writing goes into great depth and breadth of issues keenly relevant to the writing classroom.
However, most of the literature focuses on how peerresponse influences student revisions in secondlanguage learning context baker, 2016. Characteristics and user acceptance of peer rating in efl. Request pdf on jan 1, 2002, jette hansen edwards and others published peer response in second language writing classrooms find, read and cite all. A comparative study of peer and teacher feedback in a chinese efl writing class.
While the last three decades have witnessed a growing body of research on peer feedback in first language l1 and second language l2 writing, research about students motives for participating in group peer feedback has remained underexplored. This study addressed the gap in the literature by analyzing student revisions after peerresponse in a writing classroom adopting multipledraft approach in l1 writing context. Characteristics and user acceptance of peer rating in efl writing classrooms show all authors. Some areas of interest are personal characteristics and attitudes of l2. Evaluating a peers draft may encourage greater attention to language use and perhaps also to reflect on ones own writing. Collaborative writing among second language learners in.
Guiding principles for effective peer response elt. Investigating a collaborative approach to peer feedback elt. Interviews with chinesespeaking and spanishspeaking students were audiotaped and examined by researchers. Bell theories of adult education, composi tion, and esl encourage the use of peer response groups in teaching writing. Ali alshuraidah phd is currently the vice dean of graduate studies and research at the arabic linguistics institute, king saud university, saudi arabia. Its importance is acknowledged in processbased classrooms, where it forms a key element of the students growing control over composing skills, and by genreoriented teachers employing scaffolded learning. However, a major issue that has not been adequately addressed is peer response in efl writing classrooms aligrami, 2010. A case study of peer feedback in a chinese efl writing classroom. Using peer response groups in esl writing classes james h. Preliminary evidence suggests that the nature of peer collaboration and feedback in classrooms where computers are used to teach writing differs from that in regular writing classrooms. Issues of cultural appropriateness and pedagogical. Supporting multilingual writers in heterogeneous writing. This study addressed the gap in the literature by analyzing student revisions after peer response in a writing classroom adopting multipledraft approach in l1 writing context.
Under certain conditions, computers as writing tools appear to promote a collaborative environment, both in learning to write and in learning to use the technology. Investigates chinese students interaction styles and reactions to peer response groups in englishasa second language esl composition classes. This study describes the benefits and challenges of first. Contexts and issues edited by ken hyland and fiona hyland frontmatter. Nevertheless, the positive response from the students suggests that combining collaborative writing and feedback may be a pedagogically sound alternative in second language writing classes.
Peer response in second language writing classrooms the. Both peer tutoring pairs and peer response groups emphasize peer interaction and discussion to complete a task. In the years since the first edition of controversies in second language writing was published, there been little to no clear resolution of the controversies casanave so accessibly and fairmindedly laid out. Peer response in second language writing classroom by jun. Guardado and shi 2007 have also reported learners concerns about their own ability to evaluate their peers writing and about saving face. Peer response is an exciting, stillunfolding area of l2 writing and curriculum design, and liu and hansens peer response is an indispensable guide to the major issues and considerations.
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