Shifting cognitive processes while composing in an electronic environment
A study of L2 graduate writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21196750 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Stapleton (0000-0003-0733-7944, Education University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Paul Stapleton Paul Stapleton (1Hong Kong Institute of Education) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-171 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Linguistics Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1868-6303 • E-ISSN: 1868-6311 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/applirev-2012-0007 |
| OpenAlex | W2320842732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The current shift from a pen-and-paper environment to a digital one in which multiple electronic tools and resources assist the writer in both generating ideas and transforming them into words and sentences may represent a significant transition in the way we compose. Such a shift has implications for the cognitive processes used by student authors as they set fingers to keyboards. The present study explores the composing behaviors of 30 L2 graduate students who responded to a questionnaire inquiring about the extent of their use of electronic tools and resources as they wrote academic papers for their courses. Findings revealed that the students were heavy users of digital media and software as they composed and that such usage may be having an impact on their cognitive processes. Emerging from this understanding of how students compose in an electronic environment is a clearer picture about a variety of areas including how to best teach students to use the tools and resources and how to avoid plagiarism
Cognition · Electronic media · Electronic publishing · Graduate students · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Pedagogy · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Psychology · Writing and Handwriting Education · Artificial Intelligence · Software
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |