Exploring Task Environment for Online Academic Writing: The Case for Coloured Scaffolds

Besides speaking, writing skills is another important skill that university students need to master. Students develop their in order cope with coursework. Nevertheless, more than just converting oral thoughts into written form. Online learning has pushed many changes take place for the teaching and of academic writing. The use technology facilitates On other hand, sometimes, teachers are unable see student’s body language online setting. This means there a lack nonverbal hint expression confusion on students' faces these hints could help teacher measure students’ understanding online. quantitative research done investigate how learn using colour codes. instrument used survey 5 main sections. With reference Table 1, section A items demographic profile. Section B 8 Transcribing Technology, C 22 Task materials, D 7 Collaborators Critics, E Text Written so far. summary findings show interesting information (a) transcribing technology, (b) task (c) collaboration, (d) text far terms coloured scaffolds. Findings this study bear pedagogical implications