ISBN: 0940753146. Edited by Martha Pennington.
An excellent collection of new research studies carried out with mature (late adolescent - adult) language learners in second and foreign language instructional contexts. Edited by Martha Pennington, the book contains chapters such as "Word Processing and Beyond", "A Comparative Study of Text Analysis and Peer Tutoring as Input to Writing on Computer in an ESL Context," "The Effect of Peer Feedback versus Self-Assessment on the Quality abd Revision of Compositions," and "Investigating Academic Writing Online."

Writing in an Electronic Medium is an excellent collection of new research studies carried out with mature (late adolescent or adult) language learners in second and foreign language instructional contexts. The computer medium of these qualitative and quantitative studies embraces word processing, email, and webpages. Topics include: Word Processing and Beyond; The Effect of Peer Feedback; Investigating Academic Writing Online; Word Processing in the EFL Classroom; and Effects of Teaching of Revision Strategies in a Computer-Based Environment.

Review in The Reading Matrix

A quote from the Preview by Martha Pennington:

"The contributions represent a variety of approaches to assessing the implementation of writing with electronic media in the second or foreign language curriculum. The introductory chapter explores the nature of writing on computer by seeking to link the findings of different investigations within a model of the effects of word processing in relation to other computer media. Four of the chaoters form a group of quasi-experimental studies involving the use of word processing in relation to process writing and revision. A fifth study investigates temporal aspects of text production based on quantitative keystroke data. The other four research studies, which include two centering on use of e-mail in the language curriculum and one investigating students' acquisition of computer skills through the development of web pages, are more qualitative in orientation."

352 pages

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