Public Internet Forums
Can They Enhance Argumentative Writing Skills of Second Language Learners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathy Ritchie (Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Catherine Black (0000-0001-9631-5258, Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 349-361 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2012.01203.x |
| OpenAlex | W2021852342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Improving university students’ writing skills is always a challenge. In a third‐year French composition course, the researchers introduced the use of public Internet discussion forums to see if that would help achieve the argumentative writing skills goals that were set for this study. The results show that participation in the forums had a positive influence on students’ argumentative skills. The forums forced them to choose a topic, read about it, obtain different points of view, and develop their own, therefore entering a community of practice where language accuracy was important. Students felt that it was beneficial to their intercultural competence and that it had a positive impact on their confidence to use their second language because they were able to interact with native speakers
Argumentative · Competence (human resources · Intercultural Competence · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public university · Set (abstract data type · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Social Psychology · Writing and Handwriting Education
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |