Effects of Collaborative Writing on Chinese EFL Learners'Writing Quality and Second Language Learning
Based on the Zone of Proximal Development in Socio-Cultural Theory,this study sets out to examine effects of collaborative writing on the writing quality of undergraduates majoring in English by text analysis,as well as the role it plays in second language(L2)learning through reflective journals and semi-structured interviews.The results indicate that the lexical complexity,accuracy and quality of co-constructed texts are significantly higher than those produced by individuals,but no statistical differences were found in syntactic complexity and accuracy.The qualitative results show that collaborative writing has facilitated L2 learning as students could be offered more opportunities to pool ideas,scaffold and learn from each other.However,disagreement between partners,inappropriate task management and time allocation,limited English proficiency are more likely to impede language learning.Results of this study provide pedagogical implications for teaching English writing.
collaborative writingwriting qualitysecond language learningteaching English writing
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维普
