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Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance

Academic writing is challenging for English as a Second Language (ESL) undergraduate students. One of the teaching strategies that language instructors use in teaching academic writing is by using peer feedback. However, in the ESL setting, many research has indicated mixed findings on the use of pe...

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Main Authors: Baharudin, Muhammad Danial, Razali, Abu Bakar
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Published: Sciedu Press 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100972/
https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/21896
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1009722023-07-13T07:43:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100972/ Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance Baharudin, Muhammad Danial Razali, Abu Bakar Academic writing is challenging for English as a Second Language (ESL) undergraduate students. One of the teaching strategies that language instructors use in teaching academic writing is by using peer feedback. However, in the ESL setting, many research has indicated mixed findings on the use of peer feedback. To contribute to the discussion, this qualitative study investigated the patterns of interaction between ESL students in an online peer feedback environment. The data were collected from six ESL undergraduate students through discourse analysis of their online peer feedback written interaction and content analysis of their essays. The findings revealed that two patterns of interaction emerged which include the expert/novice and dominant/passive pattern. However, there were none to small improvements among the students in terms of their writing performance. Although one of the patterns is collaborative (i.e., expert/novice), the quality and quantity of their feedback were lacking thus resulting in lower revisions and improvements made. The study recommends further research on the quality and quantity of peer feedback to understand better the role of online peer feedback in ESL students’ academic writing. Sciedu Press 2022-06-06 Article PeerReviewed Baharudin, Muhammad Danial and Razali, Abu Bakar (2022) Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance. World Journal of English Language, 12 (5). 283 - 297. ISSN 1925-0703; ESSN: 1925-0711 https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/21896 10.5430/wjel.v12n5p283
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description Academic writing is challenging for English as a Second Language (ESL) undergraduate students. One of the teaching strategies that language instructors use in teaching academic writing is by using peer feedback. However, in the ESL setting, many research has indicated mixed findings on the use of peer feedback. To contribute to the discussion, this qualitative study investigated the patterns of interaction between ESL students in an online peer feedback environment. The data were collected from six ESL undergraduate students through discourse analysis of their online peer feedback written interaction and content analysis of their essays. The findings revealed that two patterns of interaction emerged which include the expert/novice and dominant/passive pattern. However, there were none to small improvements among the students in terms of their writing performance. Although one of the patterns is collaborative (i.e., expert/novice), the quality and quantity of their feedback were lacking thus resulting in lower revisions and improvements made. The study recommends further research on the quality and quantity of peer feedback to understand better the role of online peer feedback in ESL students’ academic writing.
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author Baharudin, Muhammad Danial
Razali, Abu Bakar
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Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
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title Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
title_short Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
title_full Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
title_fullStr Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
title_full_unstemmed Discourse analysis of ESL undergraduate students’ patterns of interaction in an online peer feedback environment to develop writing performance
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publisher Sciedu Press
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100972/
https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wjel/article/view/21896
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