This paper intends to examine whether peer editing,a very important component of the process approach to teaching writing,has any effect on writing apprehension over the course of a ten-week semester.Writing apprehens...This paper intends to examine whether peer editing,a very important component of the process approach to teaching writing,has any effect on writing apprehension over the course of a ten-week semester.Writing apprehension,as one of the important affective factors,is a commonly existing problem among the student writers.As a part of the process approach and one activity in collaborative learning,peer editing is incorporated in the writing instruction for the study.The analysis of research data shows that the treatment of peer editing in the writing instruction do have a significant effect on writing apprehension.This paper also suggests some implications for language teaching and learning,especially for English writing instruction,on understanding writing apprehension,writing process and the role of teachers in a writing class.展开更多
Various approaches to non-English major ELT at college level in China have been explored ever since the early 1980s, with a certain fruitfulness, namely, among others, discourse analysis, and the communicative approac...Various approaches to non-English major ELT at college level in China have been explored ever since the early 1980s, with a certain fruitfulness, namely, among others, discourse analysis, and the communicative approach have found their way in college ELT, but they are still far from satisfactory and popular due to the contextual factors like large-size classes. In this regard, the writer of this paper attempts to apply the less- attractive strategy, Group Learning, to his classes and consequently finds it effective in an unexpectedly desirable manner.展开更多
文摘This paper intends to examine whether peer editing,a very important component of the process approach to teaching writing,has any effect on writing apprehension over the course of a ten-week semester.Writing apprehension,as one of the important affective factors,is a commonly existing problem among the student writers.As a part of the process approach and one activity in collaborative learning,peer editing is incorporated in the writing instruction for the study.The analysis of research data shows that the treatment of peer editing in the writing instruction do have a significant effect on writing apprehension.This paper also suggests some implications for language teaching and learning,especially for English writing instruction,on understanding writing apprehension,writing process and the role of teachers in a writing class.
文摘Various approaches to non-English major ELT at college level in China have been explored ever since the early 1980s, with a certain fruitfulness, namely, among others, discourse analysis, and the communicative approach have found their way in college ELT, but they are still far from satisfactory and popular due to the contextual factors like large-size classes. In this regard, the writer of this paper attempts to apply the less- attractive strategy, Group Learning, to his classes and consequently finds it effective in an unexpectedly desirable manner.
