Proceedings of 2016 2nd International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2016)

An Empirical Study of Note Taking and Task Repetition on Noticing and EFL Writing

Authors
Ling Shi, Xin Yuan, Min Wu, Zuhong Lu, Yangyang Liu
Corresponding Author
Ling Shi
Available Online July 2016.
DOI
10.2991/ichssr-16.2016.85How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Note taking; Task Repetition; Noticing; Output; EFL Writing
Abstract

This paper set out to probe into the learning strategies that help promote Chinese college students' noticing and memory retention of targeted language through the mental process of input into intake. Three experimental groups-Group A, the control group (without note taking and task repetition), Group B-experimental group (with note taking and non-task repetition) and Group C-experimental group (with both note taking and task repetition) were involved. Through a five-stage writing task consisting of output production, comparison to the model text, writing rehearsal and two revisions (immediate rewriting and delayed rewriting), the paper examined what language features Chinese college students have noticed by taking notes, and how such noticing affected short-term and long-term memory retention. It was found that 80% language features that participants noticed in production, comparison and revision stage was lexical features; the multiple comparisons of writings in stage 3 revealed significant differences between Group A and Group B (p=0.002), Group A and Group C (p<0.001), but no significant differences found between Group B and Group C (p>0.05). The results indicate that note taking and task repetition help improve students' short-term and long-term memory.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 2016 2nd International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2016)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2016
ISBN
10.2991/ichssr-16.2016.85
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/ichssr-16.2016.85How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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