Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: formación de profesores

Resumen:

Research on second language (L2) writing tends to focus much more on student learning of writing than teachers’ teaching and learning of the teaching of writing. While a few studies have considered the influence of formal education on teachers’ L2 writing instruction, such as by examining the changes in teacher beliefs and practices across one semester (Lee, 2010), little is known about the long-term impact (e.g., 2 or 3 years) of such training on the professional development of L2 writing teachers. The present study adopted a multiple-case study approach to examine the long-term effects of a course on teaching L2 writing on five teachers of writing who taught writing in different contexts (primary school, secondary school, private language training center, and university) in the Chinese EFL context and how the teachers may apply the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: aprendizaje colaborativo

Resumen:

This study investigated the conflict dynamisms during peer interaction at a key university in South Central China. A total of 27 students from an intact class taking an integrated English course formed small groups of 3 and wrote 3 essays collaboratively. This qualitative inquiry focused on three case groups. With data triangulation from observation notes, screen recording transcripts, retrospective interviews, and students’ reflection papers, the study revealed that during the three collaborative writing tasks, the small groups displayed distinct and dynamic conflict patterns. Students’ second language writing improvements after the three collaborative writing tasks were closely related with the conflict patterns that they experienced. The four distinct conflict patterns identified in this study, distinguishable in terms of cognitive...

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