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Publication Date: 2019-Apr
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Investigating a Collaborative Approach to Peer Feedback
Alshuraidah, Ali; Storch, Neomy
ELT Journal, v73 n2 p166-174 Apr 2019
This paper reports on the first phase of our research into the potential merits of a collaborative writing/feedback/revision activity. The study compared the quantity and quality of the feedback provided, collaboratively and individually, by adult EFL learners in Saudi Arabia. Our analysis showed that learners provided more feedback, including more constructive comments, in the collaborative format. Most of the students also felt that providing feedback in pairs alleviated some of their concerns about providing feedback individually on their peers' writing. We suggest that the combination of collaborative writing and feedback may improve peer feedback and provide learners with enhanced language learning opportunities.
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Revision (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Peer Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Adult Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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