COLLECTIVE FEEDBACK IN DEVELOPING TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLSAT THE RUSSIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

. The paper is aimed at evaluating the relevance of collective feedback as an efficient methodological language-teaching device in supporting technical students to develop strategies for self-correction and control in studying English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The research is based on the process-genre approach to teaching technical writing, which reconciles the relevance of the feedback in Russian technical university settings. The provided analysis of the final course test, specifically developed tests and questionnaires allowed us to consider both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the feedback and evaluate the students’ discursive and academic skills of developing technical documents. The paper is of interest to English for Specific Purposes teachers, who develop technical writing skills of students at Technical Higher Education institutions.