Mazgutova, D (2020) Changes in Revision Behaviours of L2 Writers in an Intensive English for Academic Purposes Program. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 6 (4). pp. 715-727. ISSN 2469-9632
Abstract
Revision constitutes an important component of the writing process that integrates text interpretation, reflection, and production. Although previous studies have offered useful insights into the revision behaviour of L2 writers at different levels of proficiency using off-line measures, little is known about the online processes of revision. In this study, I used keystroke logging to investigate longitudinal changes in the revision processes of postgraduate and undergraduate students in the context of an intensive English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program. Twenty-five postgraduate and 14 undergraduate students participated in this study. The keystroke logging program Inputlog was used during two essay writing sessions at the beginning and at the end of the course to observe how the participants revise their essays and to get insights into their on-line writing processes. Keystroke logging data were coded in terms of the orientation and location of revisions. The results revealed that postgraduates produced more content-oriented revisions at the end of the programme than at the beginning. The opposite trend was observed for the undergraduates, who revised their essays significantly less frequently at the end than at the beginning of the EAP program and made more mechanical revisions than postgraduate writers. The findings highlight fundamental differences in the developmental trajectories of revision processes between postgraduate and undergraduate students. These differences caused by previous academic writing experience and language proficiency should be considered in developing materials for EAP programs. In the paper, I also discuss benefits of using keystroke logging to investigate L2 writers’ revision processes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). Open Access - This article is under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Revision behaviours; writing process; keystroke logging |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2020 16:15 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2020 16:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Eurasian Society of Educational Research |
Identification Number: | 10.12973/ijem.6.4.715 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:167476 |