Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-14-2009

Subjects

Collaborative learning, Second language acquisition -- Computer-assisted instruction, Second language acquisition -- Study and teaching, Wikis (Computer science)

Abstract

This presentation reports the findings of a study designed to investigate the collaborative writing and revision processes of foreign language learners in a wiki environment. Specifically, it is based on a comparison of two wiki projects in intermediate German classes in which small groups of students used wikis to collaborate on a project based on cultural and historical topics related to a novel. The archived versions of the wiki were analyzed for the amount, type, and quality of revisions. In addition, an end-of-semester survey was administered to assess learner attitudes towards the project and perceptions of the writing process.

Description

A pdf of a PowerPoint presentation given at the The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) conference, Language Learning in the Era of Ubiquitous Computing, held March 12-14, 2009, in Phoenix, AZ.

See https://calico.org/ for more information on this and other conferences.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/14564

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