10. A focus on mode
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Amir Rouhshad
Abstract
Research on pair and small group work has shown that collaborative writing tasks generally encourage learners to focus on language. However, some studies (e.g., Storch 2002) have also shown that patterns of interaction during collaborative writing tasks affect the quantity and quality of learners’ attention to language and ultimately language learning. The study reported in this chapter compared patterns of interaction of the same pairs of intermediate ESL learners completing a collaborative writing task in a face-to-face and a computer-mediated mode (Google Docs). The study found that mode had an impact on patterns of interaction and attention to language. Learners were more likely to collaborate in the face-to-face mode and to cooperate in the computer-mediated mode. It was only when learners collaborated, that they engaged extensively in deliberations about language.
Abstract
Research on pair and small group work has shown that collaborative writing tasks generally encourage learners to focus on language. However, some studies (e.g., Storch 2002) have also shown that patterns of interaction during collaborative writing tasks affect the quantity and quality of learners’ attention to language and ultimately language learning. The study reported in this chapter compared patterns of interaction of the same pairs of intermediate ESL learners completing a collaborative writing task in a face-to-face and a computer-mediated mode (Google Docs). The study found that mode had an impact on patterns of interaction and attention to language. Learners were more likely to collaborate in the face-to-face mode and to cooperate in the computer-mediated mode. It was only when learners collaborated, that they engaged extensively in deliberations about language.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgement of reviewers vii
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Introduction
- Understanding peer interaction 1
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Section I: Interactional patterns and learner characteristics
- 1. Peer interaction and learning 33
- 2. Peer interaction and metacognitive instruction in the EFL classroom 63
- 3. Interaction or collaboration? Group dynamics in the foreign language classroom 91
- 4. Interactional behaviours of low-proficiency learners in small group work 113
- 5. Collaborative dialogue in a two-way Spanish/English immersion classroom 135
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Section II: Tasks and interactional modalities
- 6. Peer interaction in F2F and CMC contexts 163
- 7. Thai EFL learners’ interaction during collaborative writing tasks and its relationship to text quality 185
- 8. Engagement with the language 209
- 9. EFL task-based interaction 241
- 10. A focus on mode 267
- 11. Small-group meta-analytic talk and Spanish L2 development 291
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Section III: Learning settings
- 12. How adolescents use social discourse to open space for language learning during peer interactions 319
- 13. Peer interaction while learning to read in a new language 349
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Epilogue
- New pathways in researching interaction 377
- Index 397
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgement of reviewers vii
-
Introduction
- Understanding peer interaction 1
-
Section I: Interactional patterns and learner characteristics
- 1. Peer interaction and learning 33
- 2. Peer interaction and metacognitive instruction in the EFL classroom 63
- 3. Interaction or collaboration? Group dynamics in the foreign language classroom 91
- 4. Interactional behaviours of low-proficiency learners in small group work 113
- 5. Collaborative dialogue in a two-way Spanish/English immersion classroom 135
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Section II: Tasks and interactional modalities
- 6. Peer interaction in F2F and CMC contexts 163
- 7. Thai EFL learners’ interaction during collaborative writing tasks and its relationship to text quality 185
- 8. Engagement with the language 209
- 9. EFL task-based interaction 241
- 10. A focus on mode 267
- 11. Small-group meta-analytic talk and Spanish L2 development 291
-
Section III: Learning settings
- 12. How adolescents use social discourse to open space for language learning during peer interactions 319
- 13. Peer interaction while learning to read in a new language 349
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Epilogue
- New pathways in researching interaction 377
- Index 397
