Randomized trial investigates social annotation’s impact on language learning in writing courses, suggesting potential benefits and challenges.
Social annotation has the potential to support student language learning and encourage interaction using authentic online texts.Using the social annotation tool Hypothesis, students in two academic writing courses participated in a reading and annotation assignment over the course of one semester.This study explores the interaction students had with online texts, other students, and their instructor, as well as student perceptions of social annotation as a tool to support language learning, community building, and reading comprehension.Results indicate that student interaction and perceptions of the value of social annotation vary quite widely, but some perceived benefits are related to vocabulary and reading comprehension.Students identified challenges mostly related to using the technology and reading authentic English texts.
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