Using keystroke logging for studying L2 writing processes

Victoria Johansson; Åsa Wengelin; Roger Johansson

Using keystroke logging for studying L2 writing processes

Victoria Johansson, Åsa Wengelin, Roger Johansson

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Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of keystroke logging. The chapter includes a general rationale for why and when the method is appropriate, how the technique works, and pros and cons with different methodological combinations of keystroke logging. Further, the chapter briefly outlines some previous L2 writing keystroke logging studies to illustrate the type of questions that can be addressed by this data collection technique. Finally, we discuss some methodological challenges and suggest best practices for using the method.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research methods in the study of writing processes
Editors	Rosa M. Manchón, Julio Roca de Larios
Publisher	John Benjamins Publishing Company
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2023

Publication series

Name	Series: Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (RMAL)
Publisher	John Benjamins

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics

Expert writing – divine inspiration or hard work?
Johansson, V. (PI), Johansson, R. (Researcher) & Gustafsson, P. (Research assistant)
2012/01/01 → 2016/12/31
Project: Research
Gaze behaviour in writing
Wengelin, Å. (PI), Johansson, R. (Researcher) & Johansson, V. (Researcher)
2010/01/01 → 2013/12/31
Project: Research
Reading during writing
Wengelin, Å. (PI), Johansson, R. (Researcher), Johansson, V. (Researcher), Holsanova, J. (Researcher) & Holmqvist, K. (Researcher)
2005/01/01 → 2009/12/31
Project: Research

Lund University Humanities Lab
Gullberg, M. (Manager)
Lund University Humanities Lab
Infrastructure

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Using keystroke logging for studying L2 writing processes. / Johansson, Victoria; Wengelin, Åsa; Johansson, Roger.
Research methods in the study of writing processes. ed. / Rosa M. Manchón; Julio Roca de Larios. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. (Series: Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (RMAL)).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

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Using keystroke logging for studying L2 writing processes

Abstract

Publication series

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Projects

Expert writing – divine inspiration or hard work?

Gaze behaviour in writing

Reading during writing

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Lund University Humanities Lab

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