Teaching English to children through digital technologies

Collaborative writing in a nutshell

Watch the video titled "Collaborative writing". Reflect on the statements below and choose T or F.

Question 1 (True / False — 1 grade) 

Collaborative writing creates a relaxed context for work in the classroom. As a result, not all learners are obliged to work.

Question 2 (True / False — 1 grade) 

Collaborative writing favours a holistic approach to language learning.

Question 3 (True / False — 1 grade) 

Collaborative writing doesn't seem to help solve the conflict between what you want to communicate and how you are going to write it down.

Question 4 (True / False — 1 grade) 

During a collaborative writing process author and audience work simultaneously.

Question 5 (True / False — 1 grade) 

Learners can finish the assigned work at a smoothly running pace without unexpected turns.

Question 6 (True / False — 1 grade) 

Collaborative writing helps learners negotiate alternatives in favour of a grammatically, lexically and syntactically more accurate text in L2.

Question 7 (True / False — 1 grade) 

It is doubtful whether collaborative writing can have a positive impact on writing as an individual work.