5th Applied Linguistics Webinar Session Held at TUMS

Dr. Neomy Storch, a professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia was the keynote speaker of the 5th session of TUMS Applied Linguistics Webinar Series I on 5 December, 2020 who delivered her talk on “Collaborative writing: promoting learning opportunities for language learners.” Addressing the issue from various perspectives, the speaker primarily questioned the conventionally perceived and practiced separation of writing and speaking tasks in language classes, arguing that such a dichotomization could neither be realistic nor pedagogically beneficial. She also talked in favor of collaboration during entire writing process arguing that having a sense of collective ownership for the text under construction has a very positive impact on group dynamics and individuals’ motivation to contribute to the group’s collective objectives.