In the end the writing itself follows:
Please write a short abstract (100 words) about the seminar paper you are working on at the moment (you can
work in pairs).
Students’ abstracts are usually evaluated by their teacher, either immediately in class or via the virtual learning
environment Blackboard if students write their abstracts at home. However, a significant alternative to teacher’s
evaluation is peer response/review (cf. Pathare, 2005) because it might yield several benefits for student’s learning:
x it might encourage a formative developmental process;
x it might support students’ co-operation and collaboration;
x it might decrease emotional undercurrents;
x it might develop thinking and reflective skills;
x it might teach students to be critical but in a constructive way; and
x it might develop other language skills.