The Impact of Three Different Types of Mediational Artifact on EFL Learner's Writing Fluency

The present study was an attempt to investigate the significance of environmental changes on the development of writing in EFL context with respect to the individual and compared impacts of collaboration, asynchronous computer mediation (ACM), and individual learning on the writing fluency of EFL learners. To this end, four intact writing classes were designated as Collaborative Face to Face group, Asynchronous Computer Mediation group, Individual Face to Face and Control group. The three experimental groups received scaffolding instructions on narrative essays. The three mentioned groups went through the working in pairs (CFFG), working asynchronously through a researcher-designed website (ACMG), and working individually in a conventional classroom setting (IFFG). The results showed that CFFG improved in terms of fluency and positive impact of Collaborative approach over the ACMG and IFFG. The findings emphasized the benefits of pair work and showed that learners working in pairs were more fluent in their writing.