Prewriting in Voice Chat: Exploring the Effects of Collaborative Prewriting on EFL Learners' Performance
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| Title: | Prewriting in Voice Chat: Exploring the Effects of Collaborative Prewriting on EFL Learners' Performance |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Charoenchaikorn, Vararin |
| Source: | rEFLections. May-Aug 2022 29(2):278-300. |
| Availability: | King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi School of Liberal Arts. 126 Pracha Uthit Road, Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok, Thailand 10140. Tel: +66-2470-8756; Fax: +66-2428-3375; Web site: https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/reflections/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Prewriting, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Writing Skills, Accuracy, Rating Scales, Writing Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Educational Benefits, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Health Sciences, Majors (Students), Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods |
| Geographic Terms: | Thailand |
| ISSN: | 1513-5934 2651-1479 |
| Abstract: | Addressing the lack of studies on L2 online and collaborative prewriting, this study examines L2 collaborative prewriting through voice chat. It explores the effects of an online prewriting condition (individual vs collaborative) on performance in subsequent individual writing as assessed by text length, accuracy, complexity, and analytical rating scales of content, organization, and language. One hundred and twenty-six Thai university students were divided into a control (individual prewriting) group and an experimental (collaborative prewriting) group. The utilised prewriting task was structured, focusing on ideas generation, selection, and organization, and the main task was problem-solution paragraph writing. Independent-sample t-tests revealed that accuracy was comparable across groups; however, the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group on text length, some lexical and syntactic complexity measures, and all rating scores, and the effect size concerning text length was large. Overall, these findings suggest potential benefits of collaboration in voice-chat prewriting. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1359405 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Addressing the lack of studies on L2 online and collaborative prewriting, this study examines L2 collaborative prewriting through voice chat. It explores the effects of an online prewriting condition (individual vs collaborative) on performance in subsequent individual writing as assessed by text length, accuracy, complexity, and analytical rating scales of content, organization, and language. One hundred and twenty-six Thai university students were divided into a control (individual prewriting) group and an experimental (collaborative prewriting) group. The utilised prewriting task was structured, focusing on ideas generation, selection, and organization, and the main task was problem-solution paragraph writing. Independent-sample t-tests revealed that accuracy was comparable across groups; however, the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group on text length, some lexical and syntactic complexity measures, and all rating scores, and the effect size concerning text length was large. Overall, these findings suggest potential benefits of collaboration in voice-chat prewriting. |
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| ISSN: | 1513-5934 2651-1479 |
