COLLABORATIVE WRITING USING GOOGLE DOCS. INSIGHTS FROM WRITING PROJECTS IN INTERMEDIATE FRENCH CLASSES

This study reports the first results of an ongoing research on collaborative writing conducted during the last academic year. The students were encouraged to write a text using Google Docs. The article explores the students attempt to write collaboratively, to correct the text and to regulate the collaborative work. Results show that, even though some students were somehow reluctant to correct others work, this collaborative task was a highly motivating activity. Moreover, these preliminary results demonstrate that students of this level, and within the limitations of this study, are more concerned with content rather than form.