Published

2014-07-01

Proposing a Wiki-Based Technique for Collaborative Essay Writing

Propuesta de un modelo pedagógico para la escritura colaborativa de ensayos en un entorno virtual wiki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v16n2.38877

Keywords:

Collaborative writing, essay writing, wiki environment (en)
ambiente wiki, escritura colaborativa, escritura de ensayos (es)

Downloads

Authors

  • Mabel Ortiz Navarrete Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
  • Anita Ferreira Cabrera Universidad de Concepción
This paper aims at proposing a technique for students learning English as a foreign language when they collaboratively write an argumentative essay in a wiki environment. A wiki environment and collaborative work play an important role within the academic writing task. Nevertheless, an appropriate and systematic work assignment is required in order to make use of both. In this paper the proposed technique when writing a collaborative essay mainly attempts to provide the most effective way to enhance equal participation among group members by taking as a base computer mediated collaboration. Within this context, the students’ role is clearly defined and individual and collaborative tasks are explained.
Este artículo tiene como objetivo proponer una técnica para la escritura colaborativa de un texto académico en inglés como lengua extranjera en un entorno virtual wiki. El entorno virtual y el trabajo colaborativo juegan un papel importante dentro de la tarea de escritura. Sin embargo, se requiere un trabajo sistemático con el fin de articular la metodología colaborativa con la herramienta tecnológica. La propuesta de este artículo intenta proporcionar una técnica de trabajo que propicie la participación equitativa de los miembros del grupo y considere las características del trabajo colaborativo y las del entorno virtual. Dentro de este contexto, el rol del estudiante es claramente definido a través de la división de tareas individuales y colaborativas.

References

Apple, M. T. (2006). Language learning theories and cooperative learning techniques. Doshisha Studies in Language and Culture, 9(2), 277-301. Retrieved from http://doors.doshisha.ac.jp/webopac/bdyview.do?bodyid=BD00011583&elmid=Body&lfname=006009020004.pdf

Barkley, E. F., Cross, K. P., & Howell, C. (2007). Técnicas de aprendizaje colaborativo [Collaborative learning techniques]. Madrid, ES: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia/Morata.

Bartolomé, A. (2008). Web 2.0 and new learning paradigms. eLearning Papers, 8. Retrieved from http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/Web-2.0-and-New-Learning-Paradigms

Barton, M. D. (2005). The future of rational-critical debate in online public spheres. Computers and Composition, 22(2), 177-190.

Bryant, T. (2006). Social software in academia. Educause Quarterly, 29(2), 61-64.

Cabero, J. (2007). Nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la educación [New technologies applied to education]. Madrid, ES: McGraw Hill.

Cassany, D. (2001). Decálogo didáctico de la enseñanza de la composición [Ten didactic rules for teaching composition]. Glosas Didácticas, 4.

Cassany, D. (2008). Prácticas letradas contemporáneas [Contemporary literate practices]. México, MX: Ríos de tinta.

Cassany, D., Luna, M., & Sanz, G. (2000). Enseñar lengua [Language teaching]. Barcelona, ES: Editorial Graó.

Chao, Y. C., & Lo, H. C. (2009). Students’ perceptions of wiki-based collaborative writing for learners of English as a foreign language. Interactive Learning Environments, 19(4), 395-411.

Chapelle, C. A. (1997). CALL in the year 2000: Still in search of research paradigms? Language Learning and Technology, 1(1), 19-43. Retrieved from http://llt.msu.edu/vol1num1/chapelle/default.html

Chen, Y. C. (2008). The effect of applying wikis in English as a foreign language (EFL) class in Taiwan [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Central Florida. Retrieved from http://etd.fcla.edu/CF/CFE0002227/Chen_Yu-ching_200808_PhD.pdf

Choul, M. (2008). The relevance and implications of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory in the second language classroom. ARECLS, 5, 244-262. Retrieved from http://research.ncl.ac.uk/ARECLS/vol5_documents/Articles/turuk_vol5.pdf

Collazos, C. A., Guerrero, L., & Vergara, A. (2001). Aprendizaje colaborativo: un cambio en el rol del profesor [Collaborative learning: A change in the teacher’s role]. Paper presented at the III Congreso de Educación Superior en Computación, Jornadas Chilenas de Ciencias de la Computación, Punta Arenas. Retrieved from http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~luguerre/papers/CESC-01.pdf

Cottrell, S. (2008). The study skills handbook (3rd ed.). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Crème, P., & Lea, M. R. (1997). Writing at university: A guide for students. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.

Cress, U., & Kimmerle, J. (2008). A systemic and cognitive view on collaborative knowledge building with wikis. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 3(2), 105-122.

Ebersbach, A., Glaser, M., & Heigl, R. (2005). Wiki: Web collaboration. New York, NY: Springer Verlac.

Egbert, J. (2005). CALL essentials: Principles and practice in CALL classrooms. Maryland, USA: TESOL.

Flower, L., & Hayes, J. R. (1980). The dynamics of composing: Making plans and juggling constraints. In L. Gregg & E. Steinberg (Eds.), Cognitive processes in writing (pp. 31-50). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Garza, S., & Hern, T. (2005). Using wikis as collaborative writing tools: Something wiki this way comes—or not! Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments, 10(1). Retrieved from http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/10.1/binder2.html?http://falcon.tamucc.edu/wiki/wikiArticle/Home

Germov, J. (2000). Get great marks for your essays (2nd ed.). St Leonards, AU: Allen & Unwin.

Gross, B. (2007). El aprendizaje colaborativo a través de la Red: límites y posibilidades [Collaborative learning through the Internet: Possibilities and boundaries]. Revista Aula de innovación educativa, 162, 44-50.

Hadjerrouit, S. (2011). A collaborative writing approach to wikis: Design, implementation, and evaluation. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 8, 431-449.

Hayes, J. R. (1996). A new framework for understanding cognition and affect in writing. In C. M. Levy & S. Ransdell (Eds.), The science of writing: Theories, methods, individual differences, and applications (pp. 1-27). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Ioannou, A., & Artino, A. R. (2009). Wiki and threaded discussion for online collaborative activities: Students’ perceptions and use. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, 1(1), 97-105.

Jacobs, G. M., & Small, J. (2003). Combining dictogloss and cooperative learning to promote language learning. The Reading Matrix, 3(1), Retrieved from http://www.readingmatrix.com/articles/jacobs_small/article.pdf

Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, F. P. (1997). Joining together: Group theory and group skills (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Jones, R. H., Garralda, A., Li, D. C. S., & Lock, G. (2006). Interactional dynamics in on-line and face-to-face peer-tutoring sessions for second language writers. Journal of Second Language Writing, 15(1), 1-23.

Kellogg, R. T. (1999). The psychology of writing. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Kovačić, A., Bubaš, G. & Zlatović, M. (2007). Using a wiki system for learning activities in a specialist English academic course. Retrieved from http://www.researchgate.net/publication/228779314_Using_a_wiki_system_for_learning_activities_in_a_specialist_English_academic_course

Krause, S. D. (2007). The process of research writing. Retrieved from http://www.stevendkrause.com/tprw/

Lamb, B. (2004). Wide open spaces: Wikis, ready or not. EDUCAUSE Review, 39(6), 36-48.

Lamy, M. N., & Hampel, R. (2007). Online communication in language learning and teaching. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Landone, E. (2004). El aprendizaje cooperativo del ELE: propuestas para integrar las funciones de la lengua y las destrezas colaborativas [The collaborative learning of ELE: Proposals to integrate language functions with collaborative skills]. Red ELE, 0(1). Retrieved from http://www.mecd.gob.es/dctm/redele/Material-RedEle/Revista/2004_00/2004_redELE_0_16Landone.pdf?documentId=0901e72b80e0c9e1

Laperrousaz, C., Leroux, P., & Teutsch, P. (2005). Analyzing a collaborative writing activity in order to improve tutor’s perception of individual contributions of learners. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 05) (pp. 182-184). Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Lázaro, L. A. (1996). Teaching and assessing writing skills. Retrieved from http://dspace.uah.es/dspace/bitstream/handle/10017/6932/Teaching%20Assessing.pdf?sequence=1

Lee, L. (2010). Exploring wiki-mediated collaborative writing: A case study in an elementary Spanish course. CALICO Journal, 27(2), 260-276. Retrieved from https://calico.org/html/article_792.pdf

Levin, P. (2004). Write great essays: Reading and essay writing for undergraduates and taught postgraduates. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.

Lowry, P. B., Curtis, A., & Lowry, M. R. (2004). Building a taxonomy and nomenclature of collaborative writing to improve interdisciplinary research and practice. Journal of Business Communication, 41(1), 66-99.

Loyo, A. C., & Rivero de Magnago, M. (2005). Integración de nuevas tecnologías de la comunicación y propuesta pe- dagógica para la lectura en lengua extranjera [Integration of new communication technologies and pedagogical proposal for reading in the foreign language]. In A. Loyo & M. Rivero de Magnago (Eds.), Las lenguas extranjeras y las nuevas tecnologías de la comunicación (pp. 31-43). Río Cuarto, AR: Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto.

Mak, B., & Coniam, D. (2008). Using wikis to enhance and develop writing skills among secondary school students in Honk Kong. System, 36(3), 437-455.

Morgan, B., & Smith, R. D. (2008). A wiki for classroom writing. The Reading Teacher, 62(1), 80-82. doi:10.1598/RT.62.1.10

Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based language teaching. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Pennell, M. (2008). Russia is not in Rhode Island: Wikitravel in the digital writing classroom. Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, 8(1), 75-90.

Sánchez, J. (1998). Evaluación de recursos educativos [Evaluation of learning resources]. Retrieved from http://www.c5.cl/redenlaces/Recursos/Manuales/Evaluacion%20de%20Recursos%20Educativos%20Digitales.pdf

Sharples, M. (1999). How we write: Writing as creative design. London, UK: Routledge.

Smith, B. L., & MacGregor, J. T. (1992). What is collaborative learning? Retrieved from https://umdrive.memphis.edu/ggholson/public/collab.pdf

Stein, N. L., Bernas, R. S., & Calicchia, D. (1997). Conflict talk: Understanding and resolving arguments. In M. Noonan & T. Givón (Eds.), Conversation: Cognitive, communicative and social perspectives. Typological studies in language, Vol. 34 (pp. 233-267). Amsterdam, NL: John Benjamins Publishing.

Storch, N. (2005). Collaborative writing: Product, process, and students’ reflections. Journal of Second Language Writing, 14(3), 153-173.

Swan, K., & Shea, P. (2005). The development of virtual learning communities. In S. R. Hiltz & R. Goldman (Eds.), Learning together online: Research on asynchronous learning networks (pp. 231-252). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Tompkins, G. E. (2008). Literacy for the 21st Century: A balanced approach (5th ed.) Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Trujillo, F. (2002). Aprendizaje cooperativo para la enseñanza de la lengua [Cooperative learning for language teaching]. Publicaciones de la Facultad de Educación y Humanidades del Campus de Melilla, 32, 147-162.

Van Waes, L. (2004). Collaborative writing in a digital environment. Information Design Journal & Document Design, 12(1), 73-80.

Warschauer, M. (2010). Invited commentary: New tools for teaching writing. Language Learning & Technology, 14(1), 3-8.

White, R., & Ardnt, V. (1991). Process writing. London, UK: Longman.

Woo, M., Chu, S. K. W., Ho, A. & Li, X. (2009, November 18). Collaborative writing with a wiki in a primary five English classroom. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management. Retrieved from http://eproceedings.worldscinet.com/9789814299862/9789814299862_0016.html

Dimensions

PlumX

Article abstract page views

2658

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

How to Cite

Ortiz Navarrete, M., & Ferreira Cabrera, A. (2014). Proposing a Wiki-Based Technique for Collaborative Essay Writing. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 16(2), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v16n2.38877