Scaffolding Feedback Between Cowriters With Different Levels of English-Language Proficiency

When students cowrite with others who have different levels of proficiency with the English language, they can experience unproductive conflict related to feedback avoidance. The author interviewed 20 professionals with experience cowriting across such different English proficiencies and found three...

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Published in:Journal of business and technical communication 2020-04, Vol.34 (2), p.188-213
Main Author: Poznahovska Feuer, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
English proficiency
Feedback
Language proficiency
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Summary:When students cowrite with others who have different levels of proficiency with the English language, they can experience unproductive conflict related to feedback avoidance. The author interviewed 20 professionals with experience cowriting across such different English proficiencies and found three strategies that can facilitate feedback and collaboration: calibrate genre and reader expectations, establish protocols for reviewing texts, and frame feedback as a learning opportunity. She suggests that these strategies can be a step toward helping students mitigate their anxieties about feedback and feel more empowered to engage with linguistically diverse peers.
ISSN:1050-6519
1552-4574
DOI:10.1177/1050651919892306