Collaborative Learning of International Undergraduate English Language Learners in Small-group Writing Communities

This article reports a study on how international English language learner (ELL) students participated in a collaborative learning community comprised of peers and peer tutors in a writing center in a U.S. university. Drawing on the theory of community of practice (CoP), qualitative data were collec...

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Autor principal:	Yiting Chu
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Georgia Southern University 2021
Materias:	collaborative learning english language learners higher education peer writing tutoring learning communities Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/99526eee90964bde912ecbde6e7f4891
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:99526eee90964bde912ecbde6e7f48912021-12-02T18:48:35ZCollaborative Learning of International Undergraduate English Language Learners in Small-group Writing Communities1931-474410.20429/ijsotl.2021.150216https://doaj.org/article/99526eee90964bde912ecbde6e7f48912021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol15/iss2/16https://doaj.org/toc/1931-4744This article reports a study on how international English language learner (ELL) students participated in a collaborative learning community comprised of peers and peer tutors in a writing center in a U.S. university. Drawing on the theory of community of practice (CoP), qualitative data were collected from weekly observations of three groups and in-depth interviews with four ELL students and six tutors. Findings suggested that these three groups functioned differently as CoPs with varied levels of participation and social interaction among the students and between students and tutors. A mismatch between the goals and roles of the students and those of the tutors, and group dynamics among students and between students and tutors were discussed. Implications for practices and research to better support international ELL students were discussed.Yiting ChuGeorgia Southern Universityarticlecollaborative learningenglish language learnershigher educationpeer writing tutoringlearning communitiesTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	This article reports a study on how international English language learner (ELL) students participated in a collaborative learning community comprised of peers and peer tutors in a writing center in a U.S. university. Drawing on the theory of community of practice (CoP), qualitative data were collected from weekly observations of three groups and in-depth interviews with four ELL students and six tutors. Findings suggested that these three groups functioned differently as CoPs with varied levels of participation and social interaction among the students and between students and tutors. A mismatch between the goals and roles of the students and those of the tutors, and group dynamics among students and between students and tutors were discussed. Implications for practices and research to better support international ELL students were discussed.
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title	Collaborative Learning of International Undergraduate English Language Learners in Small-group Writing Communities
title_short	Collaborative Learning of International Undergraduate English Language Learners in Small-group Writing Communities
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Collaborative Learning of International Undergraduate English Language Learners in Small-group Writing Communities

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