Who Are Active and Inactive Participants in Online Collaborative Writing? Considerations From an EFL Setting

Nakhon Kitjaroonchai and Daron Benjamin Loo (2023) Who Are Active and Inactive Participants in Online Collaborative Writing? Considerations From an EFL Setting. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 13 (10). pp. 2565-2576. ISSN 1799-2591

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Abstract

This study investigated learners’ online collaborative writing (CW) behaviours. The participants were 115 EFL students from different Asian countries at a private international university in Thailand. The quantitative data was collected from students’ writing contributions on two collaborative writing tasks: descriptive and argumentative essays. Data was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Bonferroni Post Hoc Test. The analysis from the one-way ANOVA test revealed a significant difference between groups regarding percentage of text contribution in CW tasks. Qualitative data was also collected from students’ reflective journals and observations, where factors that influenced team collaboration were examined. The qualitative findings showed that students with higher language proficiency levels were the prominent authors who contributed more text to their group tasks. Elements affecting learners’ active and inactive participations in team collaborations include student language proficiency, individual goal, designated roles, collaboration platforms, learning preference, topic familiarity, and influence of teacher. Some implications of the findings are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Collaborative writing, EFL learners, Online collaborative writing, Student interaction, Writing contributions
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB1025-1050.75 Teaching (Principles and practice) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB2300-2430 Higher education
Department:	CENTRE > Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2024 10:57
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2024 10:57
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37999

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