Using the Computer to Compare Foreign and Native Language Writing Processes: A Statistical and Case Study Approach  

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Thorson, Helga

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Modern Language Journal (sebagian Full Text & ada di JSTOR) vol. 84 no. 2 (Jun. 2000), page 155-169.
Fulltext: Vol 84 no 2 pp.155-169.pdf (2.46MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/MLJ/84 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Writing process research has attracted significant attention in English composition studies. However, much less research exists on the relationship between foreign language (FL) and first language (L1) writing processes. This study focuses on whether university students studying a FL (in this case German) at an American university use the same processes and writing strategies in FL and LI writing in two different genres (letter and article). Using a computerized tracking device, individual writing sessions were analyzed through statistical techniques and individual case studies. Statistical results provided evidence that students wrote less, but revised more, when writing in the FL than in the Ll. In their L1, students tended to revise less in the letter genre than when writing an article. The author advocates using the computer for writing process research, given that it is an unobtrusive and efficient method of data collection and because it provides researchers with an easy way to replicate research and to share data.

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