| ‘Comment Writing’ Teaching-learning Model |
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ha-rim Kong, Hye-jin Son, Hyung-ok Lim |
| ‘논평 쓰기’ 교수-학습 모형 연구 |
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공하림, 손혜진, 임형옥 |
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| Abstract |
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The authors of this study hypothesized that “writing comments” would be beneficial to advancing college students’ composition skills. We therefore created a teaching-learning model based on comment writing and applied it to an actual class. This paper is a report on the results and educational meanings of that experiment. There have been numerous studies explaining the effectiveness of “comment writing” as an instruction method in “improving students’ cognitive and metacognitive abilities, raising academic motivation, improving students’ self-esteem,” etc. The comment writing teaching-learning model for this study comprised six steps: “writing a first draft, lesson on comment writing, instructor demonstration, comment writing practice, peer comment writing, and revision.” After applying this model in a real college writing class, we analyzed the first drafts and revisions of several students’ essays. We also administered a survey to the students about what kind of influence the comment writing class had on their own writing. As to the contents of the students’ compositions, the topics were clearer and the evidence and examples were more abundant. The organization of the students’ essays was more structured overall and the paragraphs were better linked in subtle ways. As for articulation, the sentences structures were more correct and there were less spelling and spacing mistakes. After analyzing the surveys, we found that the students had more confidence about their own writing skills after take the comment writing class. They had a greater grasp on the basics of composition, and they were able to focus more on their intended audience when writing a composition. Also, they were able to judge their compositions more objectively, advance their critical abilities and responsibilities, and evaluate compositions in a more correct manner. The students claimed to have gained a base to help them effectively complete assignments in future classes and to have established a habit of revision |
| Key Words:
College composition, College writing, writing comments, comment writing effect, comment writing teaching-learning model, comment writing class |
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