Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manchón, Rosa M.

Contributor:

Roca de Larios, Julio.

Series:

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Series

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Series ; v.5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methodology.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023.

Summary:

This volume brings together the perspectives of new and established scholars who have connected with the broad fields of first language (L1) and second language (L2) writing to discuss critically key methodological developments and challenges in the study of L2 writing processes.

Contents:

Intro

Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Table of contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 The study of L2 writing processes

Writing processes in L2 writing research

Theoretical approaches and main research directions in the study of L2 writing processes

Writing processes

Cognitively-oriented studies of writing processes

Socio-cultural, ethnographically-oriented studies of writing processes and text production processes

Feedback processing

Methodological considerations in the study of L2 writing processes and feedback processing

Writing and text production processes

The present book

Aims and scope

Structure and contents

Final comments

Funding

References

Part I Investigating writing processes

Chapter 2 Writing process studies. Struggling with complexities

Research in L2 writing processes

L2 writing processes

Basic parameter 1. Structure

Basic parameter 2. Goal

Conclusion

Unit of observation

Direction and domain

Understanding and being understood

L2 writing studies

Observation 1

Observation 2

The ideal study

Acknowledgements

Appendix A. Issues with regard to internal and statistical validity in a sample of eight frequently cited studies (see Table 1)

Chapter 3 Overview of methodological procedures in research on written corrective feedback processing

Overview and assessment of methodological procedures

Methodological approaches in WCF processing research

Research designs

Research designs in interventionist studies

Research designs in naturalistic studies

Populations studied

Data collection procedures

Concurrent data collection procedures.

Think-aloud

Oral languaging

Note-taking

Eye tracking, digital screen capture, and keystroke logging

Nonconcurrent data collection procedures

Stimulated recall

Written languaging

Questionnaires and interview data

Data analysis procedures

Operationalization and coding of WCF processing

Conclusions and future directions

Part II Critical reflections on the affordances of data collection instruments and procedures

Chapter 4 Survey data

Characteristics of survey data elicitation procedures

Writing processes through the lens of questionnaires

Writing processes through the lens of interviews

Writing processes through the lens of process logs

Research questions addressed with questionnaires, interviews, and process logs

Methodological considerations when using self-report instruments

Avenues for further research

Chapter 5 Verbally mediated data

Research questions addressed with verbal reports

Validity issues with verbal reports

Validity issues with verbal reports in ISLA

Validity issues with verbal reports in writing research

Reactivity in writing tasks

Validity issues with stimulated recalls in writing research

Summary of reactivity in writing research

Robustness of writing studies employing verbal reports

Future directions

Chapter 6 Verbally mediated data

Methodological procedures of written verbalizations

General description

Written verbalization prompts

Language of reporting

Research questions that can be answered using written verbalizations

Methodological challenges

Best practices in using written verbalizations

Chapter 7 Direct observation of writing activity.

Introducing screen capture technologies

Research questions SCT has helped investigate

Exploring pedagogic applications of SCT

Exploring writing in action

Examining the visuospatial dimensions of writing

Exploring online resources

Methodological challenges and potential solutions in using SCT for writing process research

Research design

Data collection

Developing a framework for data analysis

Choosing a unit of analysis and criteria for data segmentation

Using software for the transcription and analysis of SCT data

Triangulating and integrating data

Data reporting and presentation

Ethical issues

Avenues for future writing process research

Chapter 8 Using keystroke logging for studying L2 writing processes

Introducing keystroke logging

How does keystroke logging work?

Research questions addressed in keystroke logging L2 writing studies

Research questions focusing on factors moderating pausing behavior

Research questions focusing on revision

Research questions focusing on writing fluency

Research questions with an educational focus

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

Challenge 4

Challenge 5

Best practices

Explore writing processes

Choose a program that suits your needs

Consider orthography

Keep variables constant and include baseline tasks

Future avenues

Chapter 9 Using eye tracking to study digital writing processes

Introducing eye tracking technology

How does eye tracking work?

Eye tracking and writing research

Research questions addressed in eye tracking writing studies

Theoretical frameworks as a source for research questions

Research questions addressing reading during writing

Challenge 1.

Challenge 2

Best practices in using eye tracking in writing studies

Part III Critical reflections on the implementation of data collection instruments and procedures and on data analysis procedures

Chapter 10 Exploring the generation, development, and integration of argumentative goals in L1 and L2 composition processes

Overview of the research programme

Methodological decisions, challenges, and solutions

A taxonomy of argumentative moves

Coding the initial representation of the task

Identification of goal networks throughout the composition

Integration of conflicting goals

Methodological conclusions and implications for future studies

Chapter 11 Affordances and limitations when using Inputlog to study young learners' pausing behavior in L2 writing

Overview of the study

Rationale

Aims and design overview

Operationalization of pausing behavior

Challenges when analyzing Inputlog data

Analyzing pause location

Analyzing pause frequency

Analyzing pause duration

Chapter 12 Investigating cognitive processes during writing tests

Rationales and aims of process-tracing methods in language testing research

Overview of research programme

Methodological decisions taken, challenges experienced, and solutions adopted

Systematising elicitation procedures for stimulated recalls

Defining pause length thresholds

Interpreting keystroke-logging data

Interpreting stimulated recall data

Comparing writing processes across languages

Chapter 13 Methodology and multimodality

The research landscape

Multimodal codemeshing and the "My Hero Multimodal Project".

Challenges in capturing composing processes

Challenges in understanding relationships between products and perspectives in retrospective design interviews

Challenges in representing composing processes with multimodal timescapes

Conclusions and implications

Chapter 14 Setting up a coding scheme for the analysis of the dynamics of children's engagement with written corrective feedback

Coding scheme of children's writing and WCF trajectories

Uncovering children's strategic problem-solving while writing

Coding the written texts of very low proficiency learners

Accounting for children's noticing from model texts

Tracing children's problem-solving trajectories across the multi-stage task

Determining the language learning potential of the trajectories

Verifying the connection between the trajectories and L2 writing development

Chapter 15 Methodological considerations in the analysis of synchronous and asynchronous written corrective feedback

Overview of the research in focus

Operationalization of SCF and ACF

Eliciting the target grammatical feature

Designing the treatment procedures

Random assignment

Dealing with on-site problems during data collection

Assessing learners' grammatical knowledge

Analyzing writing outcomes

Analyzing writing processes

Appendix. Instruction in text reconstruction test

Chapter 16 Analysing L2 writers' processing of written corrective feedback via written languaging and think-aloud protocols

Overview of the global research program and of the study

Research questions.

Methods.

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ISBN:

90-272-4948-2

OCLC:

1394064290