PE 198

The Effect of Collaborative Writing on the Development of Dialogic Voice in EFL Learner's Argumentative Writing

كارشناسي ارشد

آموزش زبان و ادبيات انگليسي

پيام نور رشت

1400/11/04

94ص.

درجه ارزشيابي:بسيارخوب

هدي ديوسر

فريدون وحداني

Argumentative writing , Collaborative writing , Dialogic voice , EFL learners , Writing

ديوسر،هدي،راهنما , وحداني،فريدون،مشاور

This study investigated the effect of collaborative writing on the development of dialogic voice in EFL learners’ argumentative writing. Most EFL learners might not have the ability to express their ideas in writing effectively, because they receive ready-made information in their writing courses. Through a collaborative space in the class, they can improve their dialogic voice in their argumentative writing. This study aimed to explore whether or not collaborative writing has any significant effect on the development of dialogic voice in EFL learners’ argumentative writing. To this end, 18 students were selected based on the result of the Oxford Placement Test to ensure their homogeneity in terms of proficiency level. Then they were randomly assigned to, control, and experimental groups. The control group received a placebo while the experimental group received a treatment that consisted of eight controversial topics. They worked in pairs during the class hour and talked about their viewpoints and then wrote about their opinions in essays collaboratively. To measure the expression of voice, Helms-Park and Stapleton’s (2003) Voice Intensity Rating Scale (VIRS) was used. The results revealed that collaborative writing had a positive effect on improving dialogic voice in EFL learners’ argumentative writing. The findings presented some pedagogical and theoretical implications for stakeholders including policy-makers, teachers, university educators, professors, university instructors, the EFL/ESL researchers, the textbook writers, the syllabus designers, and the courseware designers.

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