scholarly journals Scelta del topic e codificazione anaforica nelle composizioni argomentative in ceco L2

2016 ◽  
pp. 243-260
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Perissutti
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Learner Corpus

The research presented in the paper investigates the acquisition of L2 writing skills in Czech. It has been realized in the framework of Wrilab2, a European LLP project co-financed by the European Commission for the period 2014-2016. On the basis of data extracted from two corpora (the Czech learner corpus CzeSl and the Czech L1 corpus Český jazyk Literatura aneb studentský underground), the research compares the anaphoric codification strategies in Czech L1 and Czech L2 compositions.

scholarly journals Learning Self-regulated L2 Writing Under a Cognitive Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manashi Gogoi Dutta ◽  
Uthaivan Danvivath
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Cognitive Involvement ◽  
Metacognitive Learning ◽  
Involvement Load

Abstract This research study has been conducted to experiment an innovative teaching approach believing that when less use of self-regulated learning strategy leads to lower metacognitive learning attitude which results in low proficiency. This study has investigated the consequences of instructionally aroused cognitive involvement load for self-monitoring and self-assessment through facilitation of metacognitive learning strategy use for improving L2 writing skills of Thai undergraduate students. This innovative instructional model for teaching self-regulated L2 writing has been named as Strategic Self-Regulated Metacognitive Activities or S2RMCA. The approach of this model has been developed to promote self-regulated learning management. For stimulating the use of learning strategies, a set of self-monitoring and self-evaluating assessment rubric named Strategy Inventories for Learning L2 Writing (SILL2W) has also been devised. A set of questionnaire, pre-post-tests, checklist, and interviews were employed for collecting and analyzing the data. Results of data analyses have shown effectiveness and feasibility of the S2RMCA model for teaching self-regulated L2 writing. Satisfactory results have also been shown by participants in their L2 writing skills. So far, research studies conducted on cognitive involvement load, a continuing challenge has always been there regarding the accurate measurement of load via self-reporting and this study has also faced that challenge.

scholarly journals Exploration of self-expression to improve L2 writing skills

Per Linguam ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Verbra Frances Pfeiffer ◽  
Sivakumar Sivasubramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
L2 Writing

scholarly journals Learning Self-regulated L2 WritingUnder a Cognitive Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-460
Author(s):  
Mrs Manashi Gogoi Dutta, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Instructional Model ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Learning Attitude ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Cognitive Involvement

This innovative approach of teaching L2 writing was experimentedbelieving that using a fewer self-regulated learning strategymay lead toweakmetacognitive learning attitude resulting in low proficiency.This research wasconducted to investigate the consequences of instructionally aroused cognitive involvement load for using self-regulated and metacognitive learning strategies to improve L2 writing skills. The innovative L2 writing instructional model of this study has been named as Strategic Self-Regulated Metacognitive Activities or S2RMCA.The approach of this model is to promoteself-regulated learning managementby learners. Forarousing the use of learning strategies, a set of self-monitoring and self-evaluatingassessment rubric namedStrategy Inventories for Learning L2 Writing(SILL2W)has also been designed. For collecting and analyzingthe data a questionnaire, pre-post-tests, checklist, and interviews wereutilized. Outcomes of data analyses have shownusefulness and practicality ofthe S2RMCA model for teaching self-regulated L2 writing. Acceptable resultshave also beenshownby participants intheir L2 writing skills. In research studies conducted on cognitive load, accurate measurement of load viaself-reporting has been a persistingquestion and this study has notbeen different from the onesthat have faced the challenge.

An Exploratory Study of Using Personal Blogs for L2 Writing in Fully Online Language Courses

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-163
Author(s):  
Lina Lee
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Task Design ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Design Selection ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Beginning Students ◽  
Selection Of

The chapter reports the results of an exploratory study examining the use of personal blogs for the development of L2 writing skills in fully online language courses. The chapter outlines the methodology of the blog project including pedagogical objectives, task design, selection of digital tools, and implementation. The study involved 48 beginning students who used blogs for their writing assignments over the course of two consecutive summers. Both quantitative and qualitative data collected from post surveys, blog entries, and comments, and final interviews were analyzed. The results indicated that students perceived blogging as an effective tool for building their writing skills. Moreover, the chapter revealed that feedback scaffolding affected students' efforts to make improvement on both content and form. The study concludes that while writing performance can be assessed by the implementation of a well-designed blog project, sufficient time for feedback interaction and strategies for effective use of feedback are vital to foster reflective thinking and collaborative learning.

scholarly journals Using Wikis for Collaborative Writing in the ELT Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Hudson
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Wiki Technology ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Depth Study

<p>This study examines the use of an educational wiki to develop the second language (L2) writing skills of English language students who are placed on a two-week online course to develop skills in English for work-related purposes. It discusses the use of wikis for learning L2, focusing on learning writing through collaborative tasks. The discussion analyses views and theories on the use of wikis for developing writing skills and the issues associated with the use of wikis for collaborative tasks. The research engages L2 students and a teacher in a task using Wikispaces, an educational type of wikis. The data is collected via a questionnaire, interviews and the teacher’s diary. The study suggests wikis might usefully assist students with their L2 writing and that students are likely to value the opportunity to work collaboratively on a writing task or certain type of task. However, not all students would be expected to feel comfortable with the wiki technology and its features. As wikis are still increasingly popular in language classrooms, a more in-depth study that would take a closer look at the usefulness of wikis for such classroom tasks might bring new insights and interesting results to the discussion on wikis in the English language classroom (ELT). It is suggested, therefore, that future research with a larger and more diverse audience and with a more specific focus might provide better information in this regard.</p>

The Interrelationship among L1 Writing Skills, L2 Writing Skills, and L2 Proficiency of Iranian EFL Learners at Different Proficiency Levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Marzban ◽  
Faezeh Esmaeelnia Jalali
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Intermediate Group ◽  
Large Correlation ◽  
The Difference

This research aimed to investigate the interrelationship among L1 writing skills, L2 writing skills, and L2 proficiency of Iranian English language learners at different proficiency levels. To this aim, two groups of advanced and lower-intermediate participants consisting of twenty learners were asked to write on the same topic in Persian and English in one week interval. Subsequently, the compositions were evaluated based on Jacob Composition Profile (1981). Then, the Pearson product-moment correlation was calculated to examine the correlation between the compositions' overall scores in Persian and English in both groups. To determine which variables, L1 writing skills or L2 proficiency, is a more significant predictor of L2 writing at these different proficiency levels, and investigate the difference between them, multiple regression analysis was calculated. The results displayed large correlation between compositions' overall scores in advanced group, but not in lower-intermediate group. Also, L1 writing was a more significant predictor at advanced level; however, at lower-intermediate level, L2 proficiency was a more significant predictor of L2 writing. These findings entail some pedagogical implications for effective language teaching in L2 writing classes.

scholarly journals Written Feedback In Second Language Writing: Perceptions Of Vietnamese Teachers And Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Phuong Anh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
L2 Writing ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teachers And Students

<p>Writing can be very challenging for ESL students since they need to overcome the changes associated with academic writing styles and their mechanics in order to improve their writing skills (Hyland & Hyland, 2006). In Vietnam, English is known as a foreign language in all public and private schools, and writing is a compulsory component. It is unavoidable that students will make errors in their writing development process, and feedback is a fundamental requirement to reduce these errors. Even if giving feedback costs a great deal of time, it can be the most significant investment of writing instructors (Ferris, 2002). In the last 20 years, many studies have examined a wide range of issues in academic writing, including the types of feedback, and stakeholders’ perceptions about feedback; however, the results have been contradictory. Mahmud (2016) revealed that teachers are often forced to use their own writing experience and intuitive criteria due to the lack of information on how to give feedback. Nevertheless, researchers tend to focus on either students’ or teachers’ perceptions, or both teachers’ and students’ perceptions, about different types of feedback in writing (Atmaca, 2016). In Vietnam, there are few studies about students’ and teachers’ perceptions of written feedback. This study investigated the views of both Vietnamese students and teachers on peer feedback, direct feedback, indirect coded feedback, indirect un-coded feedback, and self-feedback to fulfil the gap.  Thirty-six university students in Finance and Banking and two senior English teachers participated in this study. Due to the unexpected pandemic, the researcher changed the study from in-class to online. This qualitative research employs questionnaires and interviews. The pre-questionnaire in class before the outbreak of coronavirus in Vietnam, but the rest of the questionnaire surveys and interviews were collected online because the school had shut down. The students were grouped into two separate online groups on Facebook with their classmates, and they were asked to complete five surveys about five different types of feedback. The findings revealed some similarities between teachers’ and students’ perceptions of feedback in L2 writing. In terms of similarities, both teachers and students agreed that feedback played an important role in L2 writing learning and teaching. Teachers and students believed that feedback could affect L2 learners’ cognitive engagement in writing and some types of feedback could affect learners’ psychology. Moreover, training was necessary to improve peer feedback in both quality and quantity of feedback and to help students use this type of feedback more effectively. The results from teachers’ interviews and students’ surveys also revealed the discrepancies between teachers’ and students’ perceptions of feedback in L2 writing. This study concludes that using appropriate types of teacher feedback can boost students’ confidence to improve their writing skills in the long term.</p>

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