Sociocultural Theory, the L2 Writing Process, and Google Drive: Strange Bedfellows?

Autor/in	Slavkov, Nikolay
Titel	Sociocultural Theory, the L2 Writing Process, and Google Drive: Strange Bedfellows?
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 32 (2015) 2, S.80-94 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	Sociocultural Patterns; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Information Systems; Knowledge Management; Feedback (Response); Teacher Student Relationship; Computer Software; Cost Effectiveness; Writing Skills; Skill Development; Writing Instruction; Writing Processes; Process Approach (Writing); Higher Education; Cooperative Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Assisted Instruction; Course Descriptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziokulturelle Theorie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wissensmanagement; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schreibunterricht; Prozessorientiertes Schreiben; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kooperatives Lernen; Computerkonferenz; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Kursstrukturplan
Abstract	As familiar and widely used elements of second language pedagogy that can be leveraged in interesting new ways through the use of digital technology. The focus is on a set of affordances offered by Google Drive, a popular online storage and document-sharing technology. On the assumption that dynamic collaboration with peers, teacher feedback, and authentic computer-mediated tasks contribute to the development of writing skills, Google Drive can be seen as an effective tool for meaningful and cost-effective technology-enriched instruction that entails potential advances in pedagogical practice. An overview of the app's user-friendly interface is provided from a nonspecialist perspective, followed by a discussion of how one may go about organizing a writing course using the tool in a language lab or online. Specific examples of tasks used in ESL courses at a North American postsecondary institution are included. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01