Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density
Writing texts in a second language (L2) requires more cognitive effort than writing in the mother tongue and, as language production is beneficial to learner development, it is necessary to think up pedagogical strategies focused on writing skills. This article reports a study which aimed to investi...
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| description | Writing texts in a second language (L2) requires more cognitive effort than writing in the mother tongue and, as language production is beneficial to learner development, it is necessary to think up pedagogical strategies focused on writing skills. This article reports a study which aimed to investigate the impact of collaborative writing on the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density in texts produced by learners of English as L2. The participants produced collaboratively in small groups three pieces of flash fiction, a short narrative in a hundred words. The written production took place online through GoogleDocs, during eleven weeks. Once the collaborative writing process was finished, participants answered an online questionnaire on the collaborative writing process and the flash fiction genre. The quantitative results indicate a focus redirection from the product to the process of composition, and also indicate the production of texts with more lexical substitutions. The qualitative results show that participants identified both advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the collaborative writing process and flash fiction production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d543e0b74e1d415cbb758de0b2c55b582022-12-22T02:29:50ZporUniversidade Federal da Grande DouradosRaído1984-40182017-08-01112732333710.30612/raido.v11i27.56583230Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical densityDiêgo Cesar Leandro0Janaina Weissheimer1Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido - UFERSAUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRNWriting texts in a second language (L2) requires more cognitive effort than writing in the mother tongue and, as language production is beneficial to learner development, it is necessary to think up pedagogical strategies focused on writing skills. This article reports a study which aimed to investigate the impact of collaborative writing on the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density in texts produced by learners of English as L2. The participants produced collaboratively in small groups three pieces of flash fiction, a short narrative in a hundred words. The written production took place online through GoogleDocs, during eleven weeks. Once the collaborative writing process was finished, participants answered an online questionnaire on the collaborative writing process and the flash fiction genre. The quantitative results indicate a focus redirection from the product to the process of composition, and also indicate the production of texts with more lexical substitutions. The qualitative results show that participants identified both advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the collaborative writing process and flash fiction production.http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/Raido/article/view/5658Escrita colaborativa. Flash fiction. Aprendizagem. Inglês como L2. |
| spellingShingle | Diêgo Cesar Leandro Janaina Weissheimer Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density Raído Escrita colaborativa. Flash fiction. Aprendizagem. Inglês como L2. |
| title | Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| title_full | Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| title_fullStr | Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| title_short | Collaborative writing of flash fiction and English learning as L2: the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| title_sort | collaborative writing of flash fiction and english learning as l2 the development of grammatical accuracy and lexical density |
| topic | Escrita colaborativa. Flash fiction. Aprendizagem. Inglês como L2. |
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