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The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners

Wikis are being used more and more frequently in language learning situations. Their ease of access and usability has made them a popular choice amongst language teachers; especially in the teaching of writing. However, the full potential of wikis outside collaborative writing has yet to be explor...

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Main Authors: Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri, Siti Hamin Stapa,, Saadiyah Darus,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13972/1/27804-98536-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.139722020-01-21T06:40:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13972/ The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri Siti Hamin Stapa, Saadiyah Darus, Wikis are being used more and more frequently in language learning situations. Their ease of access and usability has made them a popular choice amongst language teachers; especially in the teaching of writing. However, the full potential of wikis outside collaborative writing has yet to be explored. This study aims to focus on the potentials of providing feedback to written work using the platform of wikis. In this study, 14 students were asked to provide feedback and comments on their peers’ essays on a wiki platform using a correction checklist provided to them. These students were first asked to write an essay, upload it onto the wiki platform, and then finally comment on the written texts of their peers; for a total of nine times. At the end of the study, the students’ pre and post-test scores were compared to see whether their written accuracy had improved. A pairedsample t-test was used to analyse the students’ pre and post-test scores and the results showed a significant improvement in Jacob’s (1981) ESL components of content, organization, language use and vocabulary; however, the study did not yield the same results for the students’ punctuation use. In being provided comments by peers and their teacher through the platform of wikis, the students’ enthusiasm increased when put through the feedback; therefore, their focus heightened on writing a more accurate version of their previous essay. This in turn, increased the overall quality of their final essay. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13972/1/27804-98536-1-PB.pdf Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri and Siti Hamin Stapa, and Saadiyah Darus, (2019) The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 25 (1). pp. 55-68. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1178
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description Wikis are being used more and more frequently in language learning situations. Their ease of access and usability has made them a popular choice amongst language teachers; especially in the teaching of writing. However, the full potential of wikis outside collaborative writing has yet to be explored. This study aims to focus on the potentials of providing feedback to written work using the platform of wikis. In this study, 14 students were asked to provide feedback and comments on their peers’ essays on a wiki platform using a correction checklist provided to them. These students were first asked to write an essay, upload it onto the wiki platform, and then finally comment on the written texts of their peers; for a total of nine times. At the end of the study, the students’ pre and post-test scores were compared to see whether their written accuracy had improved. A pairedsample t-test was used to analyse the students’ pre and post-test scores and the results showed a significant improvement in Jacob’s (1981) ESL components of content, organization, language use and vocabulary; however, the study did not yield the same results for the students’ punctuation use. In being provided comments by peers and their teacher through the platform of wikis, the students’ enthusiasm increased when put through the feedback; therefore, their focus heightened on writing a more accurate version of their previous essay. This in turn, increased the overall quality of their final essay.
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author Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri
Siti Hamin Stapa,
Saadiyah Darus,
spellingShingle Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri
Siti Hamin Stapa,
Saadiyah Darus,
The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
author_facet Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri
Siti Hamin Stapa,
Saadiyah Darus,
author_sort Gharehbagh, Maryam Jazayeri
title The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
title_short The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
title_full The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
title_fullStr The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
title_full_unstemmed The effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among ESL learners
title_sort effects of written corrective feedback using wikis among esl learners
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13972/1/27804-98536-1-PB.pdf
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