Use of L1 translation during writing center appointments: Case studies of two Korean tutors.

Sookyung Cho (조수경); Kim,Suyeon (김수연)

Use of L1 translation during writing center appointments: Case studies of two Korean tutors.

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2014, 15(2), pp.1-20
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

Sookyung Cho ¹, Kim,Suyeon ²

¹한국외국어대학교
²안양대학교

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ABSTRACT

Most studies investigating writing center interactions have focused on native speakertutors and non-native speaker tutees, with only a few studies exploring interactionsbetween non-native tutors and tutees. In the few studies that have been done, the role of the first language (L1) has not yet been explored. To this end, this study examines how the L1 is used to facilitate tutor-tutee interactions between two Korean tutors and their tutees as well as whether the use of the L1 makes a difference in the tutees’ revisions by using qualitative analyses. The results reveal that the two tutors use the L1 differently: Ms. Kim for eliciting corrections from her tutees, but Ms. Lee forconfirming the intentions of her tutees. These different uses of the L1 lead to differenttypes of feedback: Ms. Kim utilizes tutor-initiated but tutee-identifying feedback morefrequently, while Ms. Lee uses tutor-initiated and tutor-identifying feedback morefrequently. Moreover, while almost all of Ms. Kim’s feedback was incorporated intoher tutees’ revisions, Ms. Lee’s feedback was not reflected in tutees’ revisions to asgreat an extent. This study implies that the use of L1 translation can serve as a mediumto elicit tutees’ participation during writing center appointments.

KEYWORDS

writing center, tutor-tutee interaction, L1 translation, feedback

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