How Peer Review Affects Chinese College Students‟ English Writing Abilities

The quantitative study investigates whether the method peer review can improve Chinese college students' English writing abilities. The subjects are 64 students from Minzu University of China. The research finds that the method peer review can improve the students' writing level and be app...

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Published in:Theory and practice in language studies 2012-03, Vol.2 (3), p.554
Main Authors: Yao, Chunlin, Cao, Hongmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chinese languages
College students
Colleges & universities
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
English
English language
Grammar
Language
Learning
Morphemes
Native Speakers
Nouns
Peer review
Quantitative analysis
Research design
Sentence Structure
Sino Tibetan Languages
Teachers
Verbs
Vocabulary
Word Order
Writers
Writing
Writing (Composition)
Writing Ability
Writing Instruction
Written language
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Summary:The quantitative study investigates whether the method peer review can improve Chinese college students' English writing abilities. The subjects are 64 students from Minzu University of China. The research finds that the method peer review can improve the students' writing level and be appreciated by most students because it has many advantages. For example, peer review helps students to revise their papers, to improve the content and organization of their writing and to build interest and confidence in English writing. On the other side, a few students regret it, as they feel instinctively that only a better writer (or a native speaker) is qualified to judge or comment on their written work, or they think that peer review consumes time. The author believes that systematic training can help Chinese college students review their peers' paper better. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1799-2591
2053-0692
DOI:10.4304/tpls.2.3.554-559