This classroom-based study investigated how task manipulation would affect second language learners’ interactional patterns in video-conferenced collaborative writing task. In Zoom-mediated courses in a university in Hong Kong, 22 students collaboratively wrote suggestions for improvements to their peers’ lesson plans using Office 365. To examine the impact of different task features on learners’ interactional patterns, the suggestion-giving task was manipulated in terms of discoursestructural demands (i.e., listing bullet-pointed sentences vs composing a coherent letter) and interactional demands (i.e., working in a pair vs working in a group of three or four). Data came from audio-recordings of the students’ peer collaborations and responses to a post-task survey. The results revealed that students rated writing a coherent letter considerably more demanding than writing bulletpointed sentences, resulting in fewer discussions on how to improve a given lesson plan. In addition, the students’ discussions were predominantly meaning-based with very little focus on the target language use. The findings of this study cast light on the importance of careful task design when implementing video-conferenced collaborative writing tasks.
목차
Abstract Introduction Literature Review Web-based Collaborative Second Language Writing Impact of Task Manipulation on Collaborative Writing Research Questions Methodology Design Participants Suggestion-giving Task and Task Manipulation Post-Task Survey Procedure Analysis Interactional Patterns Written Suggestions Survey Responses Results Impact of Discourse-Structural Demands Impact of Interactional Demands Responses to Open-ended Survey Items Discussion Impact of Discourse-Structural Demands Impact of Interactional Demands Learners’ Perception toward Video-conferenced Collaborative Writing Conclusion The Author References
키워드
video-conferenced interactionlearner collaborationtask manipulationinteractional patternclassroom-based study
저자
Jookyoung Jung [ The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.19 No.3