ERIC Number: EJ1034235
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 30
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-1303-6521
The Effects of Korean Learners' Online Experiences on Their English Writing
Park, Chanho; Cho, Sookyung
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v13 n3 p202-209 Jul 2014
This study aims to examine the effects of the online writing experiences of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners on their self-efficacy, attitudes, and performance in a computer-mediated writing classroom (CMC). Although the close relationship between students' computer experiences and class performance has been positively confirmed in many studies, it has rarely been examined in the context of an EFL writing course. In this study, two groups of Korean university EFL learners, regular (15) and non-regular (17) online writers, were compared regarding their self-efficacy, attitudes, and the extent to which they incorporated online peer feedback into revision. The results reveal that regular online writers, in comparison with non-regular online ones, are likely to have more positive attitudes towards CMC and to incorporate feedback into revision more successfully and extensively. This finding implies that the introduction of a new technology should be accompanied with extra assistance and device to those who are not familiar with the technology.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition), Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition), Writing Skills, Educational Technology, Age Differences, Language Proficiency, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis
Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Korea

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