This study reports the results of an open-ended questionnaire on the experiences of Korean university students who worked on task-based L2 bimodal collaborative writing enhanced by technology. Thirty-six English major students developed a reading text for 2nd-grade middle school students. Using Microsoft TEAMS as the main platform, participants conducted the collaborative writing task using real-time video conferencing, chatting, commenting, file and image posting, and (a)synchronous feedback/revision functions. Participants 1) used multiple tools to maximize their functions, 2) interacted collaboratively in every writing stage to achieve success, and 3) evaluated the quality of collaborative writing more highly than individual writing and perceived the positive impacts of collaborative writing on L2 writing in audience awareness, paraphrasing technique, and linguistic expressions. The levels of visual editing skills and awareness of online image copyright among students varied.

This study aims to analyze the process of how Chinese students practice collaborative writing and to figure out whether collaborative writing is useful to Korean language learners for academic purposes. In total, 15 Chinese students of Korean language for academic purposes participated in the research and they were divided into Groups A and B, respectively. Five participants of Group A were individually assigned with writing tasks while ten participants of Group B conducted collaborative writing tasks in pairs. Groups A and B conducted both tasks of a data commentary and an argumentative essay. The result was that fluency and complexity were not significantly different between Groups A and B. However, accuracy was higher in Group B. Accordingly, for students of Korean language in an advanced level, collaborative writing activities did not result in longer texts or more complex linguistic practices but led to more accurate texts. Whether this accuracy will strengthen grammatical knowledge of language students in an advanced level in the long-term is unknown, so follow-up studies are needed.

This paper aims to examine theoretical foundations of and empirical evidence for collaborative ESL writing pedagogy and suggest it as an alternative model to traditional approaches in writing instruction. The history of research on collaborative tasks in teaching writing is relatively short and it received explicit attention in the mid 1980s (Doheny-Farina, 1986; Odell, 1985). The need for research in collaborative writing in ESL/EFL classroom is justifiable from philosophical, psycholinguistic, pedagogic, and psychological points of view. A brief history, types, and essential elements of collaborative ESL writing instruction are presented. In an attempt to investigate how these rationales and elements are realized in actual pedagogic processes, a case study was conducted based on an observation of a collaborative task-based ESL writing class at a US university. Classes for a full thematic unit, consisting of eight hours, were observed. A variety of carefully designed collaborative activities implemented in the ESL writing class illustrated clear benefits of collaborative writing pedagogy. Pedagogical implications for writing classes in EFL contexts are also discussed.

최근 비대면 의사소통 기회가 많아지면서 영어 쓰기의 중요성이 점점 더 부각되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 대학 영어 작문에서 온라인 협력적 글쓰기 수업을 적용해보고 학생들의 인지적 및 정의적 영역에 대한 효과를 알아보려고 한다. 대학에서 연구자의 영어수업을 수강하는 학생들 가 운데 사전 쓰기 시험에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않은 비슷한 수준의 두 개의 반으로 실험반과 비교반을 구성하여 온라인 협력적 글쓰기 수업을 실험반에 자기주도적 글쓰기 활동을 비교반에 적용하였다. 본 연구에서 채택한 방법은 실험연구로 두 반의 처치후 사후 비교를 통한 영어 쓰기 성취도의 변화를 살펴보았다. 연구 결과 전반적으로 실험반의 성과가 좋았으나 쓰기 하위 영역 전분야가 좋아진 것은 아니고 내용과 구조를 제외한 영어 쓰기의 하위 영역들인 문법, 어휘, 기계적 영역에서 의미 있는 결과가 나왔다. 정의적 태도와 관련해서 협력적 글쓰기 실험반의 전후 검사 결과 비교를 통해서 살펴본바 긍정적 태도보다는 부정적 태도의 감소에 의미 있는 결과 가 나왔고 특히 회피나 두려움의 감소와 관련해서 온라인 학습과 협력적 학습의 소집단 상호작용 이 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다.

The present study aimed at examining the effects of English collaborative writing and learners’ reflections on the experience of collaborative writing. The study was classroom based, and the participants (n=33) were Korean graduate students majoring in English education. The study compared texts produced by pairs (n=22) with those produced by individuals (n=11). Among the participants, nine students, involving the collaborative writing, participated in the follow-up interview. The study found that collaborative writing had an overall significant effect on students’ L2 writing. In particular, pairs produced better texts in terms of content, organization, and vocabulary, but not grammar and mechanics. The results of the student interviews showed that collaborative writing helped them pool ideas and provide each other with useful feedback. Most students were positive about the experience while a few of them demonstrated some reservation about collaborative writing.