Abstracts
Résumé
Il est reconnu que le dialogue collaboratif contribue à la maîtrise d’une langue seconde et additionnelle (Ahmadian et Tajabadi, 2020; Mackey, 2012; Payant et Maatouk, 2022), particulièrement lors des tâches d’écriture interactives où les étudiants sont amenés à collaborer avant, pendant, ou après la rédaction d’un texte. Cet article résume les conclusions principales de trois études auprès de trois classes d’étudiants de français langue seconde à Montréal où chaque classe a travaillé avec un partenaire à différentes étapes du processus d’écriture : soit lors d’une planification interactive, d’une écriture collaborative ou d’une révision interactive. Nous visions à découvrir ce dont les étudiants parlent pendant les tâches d’écriture collaborative (et en quelle langue), afin de savoir si cela entraîne des effets sur leur écriture ultérieure, et aussi à comprendre comment les perceptions des étudiants affectent leur engagement dans ces discussions. L’ensemble des résultats démontre la contribution de la planification interactive au développement des compétences langagières et souligne le rôle de l’anglais en tant que ressource linguistique supplémentaire. De plus, nous constatons que les étudiants avec des attitudes plus positives envers les tâches interactives s’engagent plus profondément dans des discussions métalinguistiques. La synthèse de ces études offre des applications pratiques pour les enseignants de langue seconde.
Mots-clés :
- écriture collaborative,
- planification interactive,
- révision interactive,
- français langue seconde,
- développement de l’écriture en langue seconde
Abstract
Collaborative dialogue contributes to second language acquisition (Ahmadian et Tajabadi, 2020; Mackey, 2012; Payant et Maatouk, 2022), particularly during interactive writing tasks where students are encouraged to collaborate before, during, or after writing a text. This article summarizes the main findings from a series of three studies involving three second language (L2) French classes at a university in Montreal, where each class worked with a partner at different stages of the writing process: either during interactive planning, collaborative writing, or interactive revision. These studies investigated what students talk about during collaborative writing tasks (and in what language) to know if these discussions impact their subsequent writing, and also to understand how students' perceptions affect their engagement in these discussions. The findings from these studies demonstrated the contribution of interactive planning to the development of language skills and highlighted the role of English as an additional linguistic resource. Additionally, findings showed that students with more positive attitudes toward interactive tasks engaged more deeply in metalinguistic discussions. The synthesis of these studies offers practical applications for second language teachers.
Keywords:
- collaborative writing,
- interactive planning,
- interactive revision,
- L2 French,
- L2 writing development
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