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There is much evidence to support the occurrence of learning in connection with collaboration, both in face-to-face and online teaching situations. There is much less research, however, on how such collaboration develops over the duration of a course. Using Dillenbourg’s concepts of situation, interactions, mechanisms and effects as a framework, the current study aims to fill that gap by following a group of 47 university students participating in a 15-week online English course for elementary to intermediate learners. Data gathered included participants’ reflective journals, questionnaires, written assignments, e-mails, web-board messages, and comments. These were analysed using open, axial, and selective coding. Three different forms of collaboration were identified - reading each other’s work, providing feedback, and working in groups. The main points to emerge from the study were the importance of the social aspect of collaboration, of allowing time for collaboration to develop, and effect of the gradual development of confidence among the participants. Patterns of collaboration which were evident at the start of the course changed as the group developed a sense of community and mutual trust, with students who initially held back from offering their work for comment gradually posting their work early to encourage feedback from others.
Author(s): Chang H, Windeatt S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Computer Assisted Language Learning
Year: 2016
Volume: 29
Issue: 8
Pages: 1271-1286
Online publication date: 30/12/2016
Acceptance date: 14/12/2016
ISSN (print): 0958-8221
ISSN (electronic): 1744-3210
Publisher: Routledge
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2016.1274331
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2016.1274331
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