Students' Perceptions of Collaborative Summary Writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21807692 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noura Nasser Muhammad Alawaji (Qassim University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 700 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1006.11 |
| OpenAlex | W3032181612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Writing is one of the four main language skills that are given emphasis in Second Language Learning. Summary writing is often viewed as a difficult and a challenging skill in learning a second language, which may result in negative attitudes forming, both toward summary writing and to writing in general. The main purpose of this study is to investigate students’ perceptions and problems related to collaborative summary writing in a university in Saudi Arabia. The study involved five undergraduate EFL Saudi female students as a case study and who were exposed to writing course participated in this study. The students were given different collaborative writing tasks during the semester and completed one summary writing task collaboratively for the purpose of this study. Then their views about the task were recorded via semi-structured interview. The findings suggest that most of the participants express positive attitudes toward collaborative writing and consider it beneficial for improving different aspects of writing skills, second language proficiency, and confidence. Several problems occurred during the process of collaboration, and these are also identified and discussed
Collaborative writing · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perception · Professional writing · Report writing · Second language · Second language writing · Writing process · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Effects and student perceptions of collaborative writing in L2
Collaborative writing tasks in the L2 classroom
Collaborative writing
The Role of the Linguistic Environment in Second Language Acquisition
Pair versus individual writing
How the experience of assessed collaborative writing impacts on undergraduate students’ perceptions of assessed group work
Second language acquisition and second language learning
Collaborative writing in pairs and small groups
A Comparison of Students' Attitudes and Success in Writing
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |