Open AccessExploring students’ EFL writing through hypertext design
Author(s) -
María Eugenia López
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
colombian applied linguistics journal/colombian applied linguistics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-7085
pISSN - 0123-4641
DOI - 10.14483/22487085.173
Subject(s) - hypertext , negotiation , collaborative writing , computer science , reflection (computer programming) , process (computing) , english as a foreign language , hypermedia , mathematics education , psychology , multimedia , world wide web , sociology , social science , programming language , operating system
This research analyzes the processes students undergo when writing hypertexts collaboratively. This qualitative case study provides an overall picture of students’ EFL writing through hypertext design. It is a collaborative experience which explores and documents how students deal with grammatical, textual and pragmatic aspects when writing hypertexts. This study draws upon data collected during a semester conducted with engineering students at a university in 2003. Students’ hypertexts, audio recordings, students’ reflection logs and an interview were used as main data collection sources. Two main categories emerged as a result of triangulating evidence: “Process of collaborative hypertext writing and negotiation” and “Use of concept mapping and other strategies to overcome difficulties in hypertext writing”.