A near peer review task for Japanese language learning / Hiroaki Umehara and Greta Gorsuch

Hiroaki, Umehara and Greta, Gorsuch (2013) A near peer review task for Japanese language learning / Hiroaki Umehara and Greta Gorsuch. Journal of Creative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching (CPLT), 1 (2). pp. 35-51. ISSN 1823-464X

Abstract

Although much research exists on peer correction practices in ESL/EFL settings (e.g.,
De Guerrero &Villamil, 2000; Ikeda, 2002; Mendoca & Johnson 1994), little research
focuses on this practice in Japanese language classes (Ikeda, 2002). Mendoca and
Johnson (1994) expressed the need to explore what actually occurs during peer
correction, particularly as second language learning tasks. In order to fill this gap in
the literature, this study investigated a near peer review task, an extension of peer
correction tasks. Here, intermediate learners of Japanese were recorded as they graded
the written homework of their near-peers (high beginning learners) enrolled in a
different class in a large university in the U.S. As they corrected grammar-focused
homework of their near peers, the two participants used their L1s and L2s (Japanese)
creatively to discuss linguistic issues raised by the beginning level learners’ responses
on the homework, and also to manage their affective interaction. While negotiating
meaning, often in Japanese, they focused on specific linguistic forms, which is
thought to be a condition in which second languages are acquired. Consistent with
previous findings on the benefits of peer correction tasks, this study suggests the
usefulness of near peer correction tasks, which integrate focus on form and meaning.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
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Hiroaki, Umehara
humehara0324@rikkyo.ac.jp
Greta, Gorsuch
greta.gorsuch@ttu.edu
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > Language and languages
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > Language and education
P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus > Research Management Institute (RMI), UiTM Cawangan Kedah
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Creative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching (CPLT)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Creative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching (CPLT)
ISSN: 1823-464X
Volume: 1
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 35-51
Keywords: second language learning tasks; peer correction tasks; Japanese as a foreign language learning; learner sociality rights; learner affect; focus on form
Date: 2013
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29501
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