@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004788,
 author = {Oke, Alex},
 journal = {語学研究},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {The benefits and importance of collaborative writing are well documented
in the field of language learning. The purpose of this paper is to report on
the results of a classroom investigation into the effects of collaboration on
the quality of student writing in a university freshman EFL classroom. It
was assumed that text quality in L2 is higher in a co-constructed text than
one constructed individually. Two groups of intermediate EFL students
were asked to write a short argumentative essay. Those in the first group
were asked to co-construct the essay in pairs while those in the second
group wrote their essays individually. Both groups were given identical
instructions and materials. The essays were then rated according to a
simple rubric. The results indicate that when learners collaborate on written
work it is more accurate, complex and coherent. These results and positive
student feedback suggest that the increased interaction provided by
collaboration has not only linguistic but social benefits.},
 pages = {26--35},
 title = {Collaborative Writing in the Classroom},
 volume = {34},
 year = {2019}
}