Nourishing learner autonomy in English academic writing
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/34414Date
2023-05Type
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Takamine, KaoriAbstract
Studies report that writing skills of many beginner students in Norwegian higher education
institutions are not adequately developed, showing a lack of critical thinking and referencing
technique and a poor requisite language ability (Wollcheid et al. 2020). Literature also shows that a
traditional lecture setting does not help students to enhance their learning autonomy (Rynning,
2014). Consequently, many beginner students may struggle to achieve positive writing. This case
study aims to investigate the effects of formative peer assessment (FPA) on students’ perceived
learning outcomes in English writing lessons in a preparatory course for engineering studies. After a
training session, 25 students were instructed to perform FPA activities that include four major
learning activities: assessment criteria creation, peer feedback and assessment, peer-revision and
self-revision. This was followed by a questionnaire on students’ evaluation on the learning method
and on the impacts of FPA on their learning. The result of the questionnaire indicates that the
students perceive that they have made some improvements in writing skills in the areas of grammar,
formal language, referencing technique and audience awareness as well as critical thinking and a
deeper understanding of what positive writing outcome is (cf. Topping, 1998, Lynch et al, 2012,
Carnell, 2016). The result also implies that students perceive that they have enhanced self-regulated
learning (cf. Butler and Winnie 1995). The study thus may suggest that FPA is a vital learning form
that helps students in a preparatory course to develop English writing skills and helps them to
prepare for higher education studies by promoting learner autonomy.
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Conference lecture at the international conference Second language learning and teaching: Taking stock and looking ahead Celebrating the success of the journal Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 15.05.23 - 17.05.23, Kalisz. Arranged by Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts/Adam Mickiewicz University.
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