Last modified: 2022-07-22
Abstract
Literature informs that writing collaboratively can help students to interact more in class, lower their anxiety about completing tasks alone, and raise their confidence. However, despite the benefits of collaborative writing, not all English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students enjoy writing in a group. This study aimed at exploring male university students’ perceptions of doing collaborative writing in their EFL online writing class using Google Docs. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ten male university students at a private university in Central Java, Indonesia. The preliminary results of this study indicated that most of the students showed a positive perception of their online collaborative writing activity. This study is expected to offer some insights for EFL teachers to design more effective collaborative writing activities in EFL writing classrooms, specifically in Indonesia.