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Working Together to Write Effectively: Sociocultural Theory and Google Docs #1063

Sun, Feb 28, 14:30-14:55 JST | YouTube
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Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory has important implications for the EFL writing classroom. As students collaborate in the learning process, they contribute to each other’s development and growth. This presentation will explain the application of sociocultural theory in a second language writing classroom where the students used Google Docs to give one another feedback on each other’s academic writing in paragraphs and essays. The research question of this study was the following: What role does the application of sociocultural theory and peer assessment play in helping students write essays? This study took place in an English Education Department composition class at a Korean university. Through a process of reflective practice, scaffolding, and peer feedback coaching, the professor successfully prepared students to write five-paragraph essays on two different topics. This presentation will present the implications of this project for university English composition classes in Korea, as well as for future research in this area.


Presentation Assets

Sociocultural Theory and Google Docs (article in Korean journal)

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Jared McKee

Jared McKee

Online English Teacher (US)
Jared McKee is an online English teacher, who spent four years working as an English teacher in South Korea from 2016-2020 in an alternative school and university setting. He currently resides in Cleveland, TN, USA. His research interests include second language writing, literacy, French language immersion, and bilingual education. He plans to begin his Ph.D. in second language education this fall at a university in the US.