A post process approach: E-mail dialogue journal writing and its impact on quality and quantity of high school students' writing
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https://doi.org/10.25170/ijelt.v7i1.1537Keywords:
e-mail Dialogue Journal Writing (E-DJW), writing quality, writing quantity, post-process approachAbstract
E-mail Dialogue Journal Writing as a form of post-process approach provides students with the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with a native speaker, thus, receive authentic language input which develops their literacy skills. Despite its remarkable potentials, E-DJW practices have been rare in Asian contexts at school-level. In an attempt to bridge this gap, the present study was set out to address the impact of E-DJW on the quality and quantity of students' writing development. The findings of the study revealed that there was a lot of topic extension between the parties in the dialogue journal writing activity and the content of the writings was principally improved. A progress was also observed in the length of the entries, though not steadily. This study hopes to raise both students' and teachers' awareness of E-DJW as a writing activity which provides students with a non-threatening environment which fosters learning and makes them aware of the purpose of writing.
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Holmes, V. L.,& Moulton, M. R. (1997). Dialogue journals as an ESL learning strategy. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 40, 616-626.
Lantolf. J. P. (2000). Sociocultural theory and second language learning. Oxford University Press.
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Lingley, D. (2005). Spoken features of dialogue journal writing. Asian EFL Journal, 7(2), 48-67.
Lucas, T. (1990). Personal journal writing as a classroom genre. In J.K. Peyton (Ed.), Students and teachers writing together: Perspective on journal writing (pp. 9-123). Alexandria, VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Mirhosseini, Abdolhamid. (2009). For our learn of English: Dialogue journal writing in EFL education. Prospect: An Australian Journal of TESOL 24(1), 40-48.
Nassaji, H., & Cumming, A. (2000). What's in a ZPD? A case study of a young ESL student and teacher interacting through dialogue journals. Language Teaching Research, 4, 95-121.
Othman, M., Daud, N. M., Zubairi, A. M., & Mohamad, F. (2007). Problems encountered in dialogue journal writing via email: A Malaysian case study. ASIATIC, 1(1), 1-13.
Pennington, M. (1996). Writing the Natural Way: On computers. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 9(2-3), 125-142.
Pi, H. Y. (2002). Interactive writing via email: A case study of three elementary school students. Unpublished master's thesis, National Taipei Teachers College, Taipei, ROC.
Peyton, J. K. (1987). Dialogue journal writing with Limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. ERIC Report. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Razak, R. A., & Asmawi, A. (2004). The use of dialogue journal through e-mail technology in developing writing interest and skills. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 1(2), 14-23.
Stapa, S. H., & Al-Bakri, I. S. M. A. (2001). Achievement of male and female students using E-dialogue journal writing. Journal Teknologi, 35(E), 33-44.
Staton, J. (1987). New research on dialogue journals. Dialogue, 6(1), 1-3.
Vygotsky, L.S. (1978) Mind in Society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Wang, Y. M. (1994). Email dialogue journal writing in an ESL reading and writing classroom. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Oregon.
Wang, Y. (1998). E-mail dialogue journaling in English as a Second Language (ESL) reading and writing classroom. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 4(2), 263-287.
Warschauer, M. (1995). E-mail for English Teaching. Alexandria, VA: TESOL Publications.
Warschauer, M. (1997). Computer-mediated collaborative learning: Theory and practice. Modern Language Journal, 8(3), 470-481.
Warschauer, M. (2007). Technology and writing. In C. Davison & J. Cummins (Eds.), The International Handbook of English Language Teaching (pp. 907-912). Norwell, MA: Springer.
Wood, D.J., Bruner, J., & Ross, G. (1976). The role of tutoring in problem solving. Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 17(2), 89-100.
Wong, H. (1989). The development of a qualitative writing scale. Monograph 2, Pusat Bahasa, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Bangi: Penerbit UKM.
Yoshihara, R. (2008). The bridge between students and teachers: The effect of dialogue journal writing. The Language Teacher, 32(11), 3-7.
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