Dictogloss : a collaborative writing task to improve learners’ written product

Abstract EN

Writing is a challenging skill that demands an ongoing significant amount of practice and attention.

Therefore, different teaching methods and procedures have been designed to reinforce learners’ writing output and meet their needs.

Being an alternative to traditional dictation, the present paper aims at exploring a collaborative writing task, named Dictogloss, designed to study language for a better understanding and practice of grammar and vocabulary.

It describes the dictogloss task, offers a guide of its procedure and cites some empirical studies related to the use of dictogloss in language teaching and learning.

Finally, it suggests that applying dictogloss in class can be an effective solution to diminish the production of students’ lexical errors; henceforth, improve their written production.