Engaging lower proficiency learners of Spanish in collaborative writing tasks

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作者
Payant, Caroline [1 ]
Reagan, Derek [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Quebec Montreal, CP 8888,Succursale Ctr Ville, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
[2] Georgetown Univ, Dept Linguist, Washington, DC USA
来源
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE LINGUISTICA APLICADA | 2023年 / 36卷 / 02期
关键词
collaborative writing; collaborative dialogue; Spanish learners; task complexity; language-related episodes; LREs; lower proficiency learners; US college Spanish courses; Instructed Second Language Acquisition; Escritura colaborativa; dialogo colaborativo; estudiantes de espanol; complejidad de la tarea; episodios relacionados con el lenguaje; estudiantes de bajo nivel; cursos de espanol universitario en EE.UU; adquisicion de segunda lengua con instruccion; LANGUAGE-RELATED EPISODES; COMPLEXITY; PAIR; ACCURACY; FLUENCY; FOCUS;
D O I
10.1075/resla.21019.pay
中图分类号
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
This study examines the influence of task complexity on collaborative dialogue and written texts with lower proficiency learners of Spanish. English-speaking students of Spanish from two intact classrooms (N = 24) were assigned to a simple or a complex writing group. In dyads, learners completed two information-exchange tasks that differed in complexity and produced two collaborative texts, on two separate days. Interactions produced during the writing tasks were transcribed and coded for collaborative dialogue, operationalized as language-related episodes. Written texts were rated holistically for originality, engageability, and quality. Results show that collaborative dialogue about lexis was most frequent, regardless of the task complexity. Further, increases in task complexity appeared to have influenced opportunities for collaborative dialogue and for the production of more engaging texts. Results are discussed in light of current scholarship on collaborative writing and insights are offered on the value of implementing writing tasks with lower proficiency learners. Este estudio examina la influencia de la complejidad de una tarea en la produccion de dialogo colaborativo y en los textos colaborativos escritos con estudiantes de espanol de bajo nivel de competencia. Los estudiantes de espanol como lengua extranjera de dos grupos (N = 24) fueron asignados a un grupo de escritura simple o compleja. En parejas, los estudiantes completaron dos tareas de comunicacion que diferian en complejidad y produjeron dos textos colaborativos, en dos dias distintos. Las interacciones producidas durante las tareas de escritura fueron transcritas y codificadas para los dialogos colaborativos, operacionalizados como episodios relacionados con el lenguaje. Los textos escritos fueron evaluados de forma global en cuanto a originalidad, interes y calidad. Los resultados mostraron que las instancias de dialogo colaborativo sobre el lexico fueron los mas frecuentes, independientemente de la complejidad de la tarea. Por otra parte, el aumento de la complejidad de la tarea parecio haber influido las ocasiones de dialogo colaborativo y en la produccion de textos mas interesantes. Los resultados se discuten a la luz de los estudios actuales sobre la escritura colaborativa y se ofrecen ideas sobre el valor de la implementacion de tareas de escritura con estudiantes de bajo nivel de competencia.
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页码:643 / 671
页数:29
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