Wuri Soedjatmiko
After several semesters of teaching writing using
portfolios, and last semester using an e-portfolio in the multimedia
laboratory, I am now teaching expository writing using a mailing list, i.e. [email protected]. The
purpose of using the mailing list is so that every student is able to read not
only his/her own writing, including comments given, but also works written by
peers’ and comments given to them. The mailing list also enables them to read
“the structural works” and learn how to revise their own. With 22 students in
class, the accumulated postings are close to 1000, a very extensive database to
analyze. Therefore, I have analyzed improvement of 27% of the upper level (6
students) and 27% of the lower level (6 students) and described the imrpovements occurring in their writing.
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Soedjatmiko, W. (2004, April). Teaching writing using an electronic
portfolio through a mailing list. Paper presented at the RELC International Seminar
on Approaches to
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