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ERIC ED572158: Collaboration through Blogging: The Development of W... |
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There has been a growing interest in incorporating social |
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media in education and in language teaching in general. |
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From a pedagogical perspective, as mentioned in |
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Kleanthous (2016), blogs (or weblogs) appear to be |
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effective in enhancing writing and/or reading skills, as |
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their interactive platforms enable learners to exchange |
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comments and offer feedback to each other, thus allowing |
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learners to reflect on their own work and the learning |
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process. Following our previous research (Kleanthous, |
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2016), this study proposes a research agenda for the |
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effectiveness of collaboration through peer feedback in |
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order to enhance the writing and speaking skills of |
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English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students in online |
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settings. A preliminary analysis of data collected |
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suggests that the interactive use of blogs in the ESP |
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classroom has a positive impact on students' writing and |
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speaking skills. The discussion of our results highlights |
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the importance of social media in promoting language |
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learning within a collaborative environment that is |
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essentially learner-centered and teacher facilitated, as |
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recommended by Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) |
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researchers (e.g. Chapelle, 2001). [For the complete |
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volume of short papers, see ED572005.] |
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Date Published: 2017-07-03 04:38:29 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED572158 |
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Item Size: 2789180 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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