An exploratory study of e-mail application on FL writing performance
An exploratory study of e-mail application on FL writing performance
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电子邮件应用对 FL 写作性能的探索性研究
DOI：
10.1080/09588220601118479
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发表时间：
2007
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7
通讯作者：
H. Shang
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作者：
H. Shang
本研究从句法复杂性、语法准确性和词汇密度三个方面考察了使用电子邮件对提高写作成绩的总体影响，并考察了电子邮件交流次数与写作成绩之间的关系。本研究以40名台湾某大学非传统型英语学生为研究对象。通过定性和定量的研究方法，主要发现学生在句法复杂性和语法准确性方面有所提高。然而，在本研究中没有观察到词汇密度的增加。另一项研究表明，与同龄人交换至少四次电子邮件可能会对他们的写作表现有更大的整体改善。学生自我报告的研究结果表明，电子邮件方法是一种积极的策略，有助于提高学生的外语学习和对英语的态度。设计有效的电子邮件任务，以提高外语写作的发展和态度的教学意义也提出。
This study focused on examining the overall effect of using email on the improvement of writing performance in aspects of syntactic complexity, grammatical accuracy and lexical density, as well as investigating the relation between the number of email exchanges and writing performance. Subjects in this study were 40 non-traditional EFL students enrolled in an intermediate reading class at a university in Taiwan. By applying qualitative and quantitative research methods, the major finding demonstrates that students made improvements on syntactic complexity and grammatical accuracy. An increase in lexical density, however, was not observed in this study. Another finding suggests that exchanging email messages with their peers at least four times might have a greater overall improvement on their writing performance. Findings from students' self-reports reveal that the email approach was a positive strategy that helped improve students' foreign language learning and attitudes towards English. Instructional implications for designing an effective email task to enhance foreign language writing development and attitudes are also presented.