Engagement with language: interrogating a construct

Svalberg, Agneta Marie-Louise

doi:10.1080/09658410903197264

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“…CF may be especially useful since it not only encourages learner autonomy and critical thinking (Yang et al, 2006) but also enhances learning thanks to learners' engagement with language. Svalberg (2009) argues that engagement is "the place where learning happens" (p. 243). Importantly, CF promotes argument, explanation, clarification, negotiation, and scaffolds these (Ellis, 2003;Rollinson, 2005;Storch, 2001).…”

Section: Noticing and (Collaborative) Feedbackmentioning

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Vietnamese EFL Students’ Perceptions of Noticing-Based Collaborative Feedback on Their Writing Performance

Dang¹

2016

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It has been theoretically and empirically acknowledged that collaborative feedback is beneficial to learning achievement. However, feedback research remains relatively contentious due to learners' differing viewpoints on how feedback is best given. Although a large number of studies have explored learners' perspectives on collaborative feedback, little classroom-based research has promoted noticing through collaborative feedback. To address this, this study aims to infuse noticing-based collaborative correction into secondary classrooms to explore students' perceptions of such feedback practice on their written output. Forty-one students' responses to the list of close-ended questionnaires revealed a strong consensus about this potential approach although there are indications that the participants' dependent learning styles had influenced these findings. An obvious implication of this is that students might benefit from various scaffolding sources, and thus there is a need for teachers to be aware of the influence of reciprocal learning among learners so that the quality of feedback practices may be enhanced.

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Section: Noticing and (Collaborative) Feedbackmentioning

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Vietnamese EFL Students’ Perceptions of Noticing-Based Collaborative Feedback on Their Writing Performance

Dang¹

2016

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“…More precisely, it may focus on the ENGAGEMENT WITH LANGUAGE (EWL) process through which LA is constructed (Svalberg 2009) or the resulting or pre-existing LA itself in the form of language and language-related knowledge, beliefs and attitudes. EWL has cognitive, affective and social dimensions and is influenced both by the immediate context and by factors more distant in place or time.…”

Section: Engagement With Languagementioning

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“…Then I will briefly discuss the ENGAGEMENT WITH LANGUAGE (Svalberg 2009) construct and how research might provide insights into this process. A separate section is dedicated to how to investigate the effects of ANXIETY on LA.…”

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Language Awareness in language learning and teaching: A research agenda

Svalberg¹

2012

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Following on from my state-of-the-art article onLanguage Awareness and language learning(Svalberg 2007), in this paper I will discuss specific research tasks which are centrally concerned with different aspects oflanguage awareness(LA): ‘explicit knowledge about language, and conscious perception and sensitivity in language learning, language teaching and language use’. The overall argument is that research is needed into how LA is constructed by language learners and teachers throughengagement with language(Svalberg 2007; 2009). I will sometimes refer specifically to awareness of grammar (form-meaning) but hope the paper will stimulate ideas for research into other LA aspects of language learning and teaching. The absence of other issues and areas (such as LA and multilingualism, intercultural LA, critical LA, LA and language policy) is a function of the personal nature of the paper and the limitations of space.

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“…'Engagement' as used by Wenger (1998) and 'engagement with language' as defined in Svalberg (2009), overlap but are not synonymous.…”

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“…In this paper we discuss how one particular student 'engages with language' (Svalberg 2009) in consciousness raising group tasks on authentic texts. We argue that she represents one way of being a 'highly competent learner'.…”

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confidence: 99%