LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Collaborative writing in Russian with shared text editor

Lydia Buravova and Jane Hughes - 11 January 2005

A shared text editor was introduced into a Russian class in writing skills and used over a period of four years. It was initially adopted for its potential practical advantages over a traditional classroom whiteboard. Its use has led to new language learning activities that have contributed to the whole language programme and the writing class has become more integrated into the language programme as a whole. Opportunities for sharing and collaboration have been greatly increased and the role of the teacher has changed.