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Peer-editing using MS Word, blogs and wikis: how to make the most of them?
Natalya EydelmanMA TESOL & ICT
University of Leeds (UK)Novosibirsk State University (Russia)
James Simpson Richard BadgerAisha Walker
(University of Leeds)
A. L. Nazarenko (MGU)M. A. Bovtenko (NGTU)N. A. Khochaturova (NGTU)N. V. Katasonova (GU-VSE)N. N. Romanyatova (GU-VSE)
STUDENTSOlga Kuvshinova (NGU)
Anastasya Vencvhikova (NGU)Julia Oreshnnikova (GU-VSE)
COLLEAGUES
My teaching context
An academic writing course for EFL English majors
Approaches to learning and teaching:
Process
Product
Genre
Course Content & Objectives
To master drafting, revising and editing skillsTo improve summarising and paraphrasing skills To master peer-editing skills To develop web-searching skills
Engaging content Good organization Good logic Coherence Rhetoric patterns characteristic of English Lexical and grammatical accuracy
In the beginning…
F2F: peer feedback (1st draft)
MS Word: T feedback (2nd draft)
MS Word: self-reflection
Writing portfolio
Advantages of peer-editing Active involvement Authentic context for communication Informal environment Alternative and authentic audience Focus on the readers’ interests and needs Lower level of anxiety caused by the necessity to write an essay Critical reading skills Decrease in teacher workload (?)
Zamel, V.; Sommers, N.; Hyland, K.; Hyland, F.;
Hedge, P.; Ferris, D.
My research project
Affordances and limitations of MS Word,
blogs and wikis for peer-editing
Word
Word
Word
Blog
Blog
Blog
Wiki
Wiki
Wiki
Student 1
Stud
ent 2 Student 3
s2
s3
s1
r2
r3
r1
S: source
R: receiver
The scheme of the study
MS Word for peer-editing
a) Numbered list
b) Use of colour
c) Different fonts: italics; bold; underline; strikeout
d) Brackets
e) Punctuation marks: ?; “…”;
Blogs for peer-editing
a) Posts: reverse chronological order
b) Numbered list
c) Indicating the line number (proposed by students) (limited use)
Essay draft 1
Wikis for peer-editing (1)
Essay draft 1
Wikis for peer-editing (2)
Essay draft 2
Wikis for peer-editing: summary
From MS Worda) Numbered listb) Colourc) Different fonts: italics, bold; strikeout d) Brackets e) Punctuation marks: ?; “”;
From blogsa) Numbered list comments (Ss’ variant)
Wikis for peer-editing: special features
a) Historyb) Compiling annotated reference lists and bibliographyc) Compiling thematic vocabulary listsd) …
What the students think
Wikis 1. More motivation2. Better and more convenient
organisation3. More visual support
ButWe say ‘Yes’! To Wikis as project work
A regular feature of instruction???
As a result…
Wikis of my Foreign Languages Department groups of students:
http://acwr961.pbworks.com/FrontPagehttp://acwr962.pbworks.com/FrontPagehttp://acwr963.pbworks.com/FrontPagehttp://acwr965.pbworks.com/FrontPage
How it all started Created group wikis for
different groups of my learners
Created individual student folders
Made suggestions about the wiki content/organisation
Offered initial training in using the wiki – primarily through practice
Students contribution:-In the beginning: mostly adding different images
One funny example: kept confusing two students in one group/they uploaded a presentation with their photos to help me remember everybody
-Later (in the second semester) started creating a hotlist of resources about troublesome aspects of writing
A selection of wiki activities 1. Purpose, audience and genre considerations
2. Your dictionaries
3. Writing genres
4. Essay development strategies
5. Article summary writing
6. Reflecting on completed essays
7. Error analysis worksheets
8. Introduction to referencing
Purposes of Writing: A Threaded Discussion
Objectives:1. To determine Ss awareness of the
writing process
2. To enable Ss to share and discuss their writing experiences
3. To set up the course procedures
Dictionaries in Use
Writing Genres Task
Task Objectives
1.To build Ss awareness of genre conventions
2. To give Ss practice in identifying genre features
3.To encourage collaboration
Essay development strategies
Task objectives:1.To narrow down the subjects 2.To formulate topics of interest in the suggested areas3. To identify the likely purpose(s) of an essay4. To formulate points to consider in an essay on a suggested topic
Article summary task
Task objectives
1. To build Ss awareness of the stages of the writing process
2. To improve summary writing skills
3. To introduce Ss to wiki affordances
Threaded discussion of this task in the wiki
Points to consider1. Ss involvement & participation2. Considerable help in formulating the points of the argument3. Suggesting supporting evidence
BUTNo use of some of the wiki affordances
Reflecting on completed essays
Task objectives
1.To identify essay strengths
2.To consider essay weaknesses
3. To raise Ss awareness to essay revision strategies
Error analysis worksheetsTask objectives1. To encourage Ss to reflect
on their problem area2. To raise Ss awareness to
the importance of revision3. To encourage peer-
revision
Introduction to referencing
Task objectives
1.To introduce Ss to referencing conventions2. To raise Ss awareness to the necessity to document their resources 3.To give Ss practice in referencing their resources
Progress with referencing
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?