Exploring AWE-supported writing process: An activity theory perspective

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Volume 26 Number 2, June 2022 Special Issue: Automated Writing Evaluation

contributor.author:

Chen, Zhenzhen Chen, Weichao Jia, Jiyou Le, Huixiao

date.accessioned:

2022-06-10T02:31:16Z

date.available:

2022-06-10T02:31:16Z

date.copyright:

2022

date.issued:

2022-06-10

description.abstract:

Despite the growing interest in investigating the pedagogical application of Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) systems, studies on the process of AWE-supported writing are still scant. Adopting activity theory as the framework, this qualitative study aims to examine how students incorporated AWE feedback into their writing in an English as a foreign language setting. We conducted semi-structured interviews with four Chinese students sampled from two classes and collected their AWE submissions and feedback for data analysis. Our findings demonstrate that AWE-supported writing is a tool-mediated, purposive, and collective activity shaped by individual and contextual factors. Students used various strategies to attain their learning goals and to address the tensions arising from their activity systems. This study contributes to the research on the effectiveness of AWE by assuming a process-oriented approach that was informed by activity theory. Our findings also shed light on the complex process of second language writing mediated by new technology innovations. Pedagogical implications of our findings are discussed in the conclusion.

endingpage:

148

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Article

identifier.citation:

Chen, Z., Chen, W., Jia, J., & Le, H. (2022). Exploring AWE-supported writing process: An activity theory perspective. Language Learning & Technology, 26(2), 129–148. https://doi.org/10125/73482

identifier.issn:

1094-3501

identifier.uri:

https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73482

language:

eng

number:

2

publicationname:

Language Learning & Technology

publisher:

University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)

rights.license:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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/item/10125-73482/

startingpage:

129

subject:

Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE), Activity Theory, L2 Writing

title:

Exploring AWE-supported writing process: An activity theory perspective

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Article Text

volume:

26