KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Garrett DeHond, SeoulTech
Stance and Engagement in L2 Peer Feedback
Abstract
While many researchers of L2 peer feedback have investigated issues of stance, few have focused on how students construct language choices to engage their peers. One possible answer to this research gap may be appraisal analysis, a sub-field of systemic functional linguistics that deals with evaluative language. The presenter will discuss findings from a Fall 2015 study of online peer feedback commentary in an English essay writing class at a Korean university. For analyzing stance in this commentary, the researcher developed a framework incorporating coding schemes from current literature with engagement constructs common to appraisal analysis. The presenter will discuss common features across all peer reviewers before concluding with considerations for both future research and practical tips.
Biographicals
Garrett DeHond is a doctoral student of Education at the University of California, Davis. His research interests focus on issues of feedback and response, discourse analysis and computer-mediation in second language writing. He currently teaches writing and conversation at Seoul National University of Science and Technology.
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