Group revision has proved to be a very importantstep in process writing and yet it has not receivedmuch attention to in English teaching in China.Thispaper explores the problems related to peer group revi-sion in China,and provides suggestions for solving theproblems and a practical guide for group revision.In teaching writing to English majors in ShanxiTeachers’University in China,the author found aproblem which is common to all students in China.Though teachers have emphasised the importance ofrevision in writing and given students time to revise,students seem to benefit little from it.Later,withfurther study and experiments,the author found thatpeer group revision is an effective activity in helpingstudents benefit from revisions and improve theirwriting.Research on the process of composing emphasis-es both the role of revision in the evolution of thetext and the roe of feedback in the teaching andlearning of writing.Much research has been done onthe different aspects of peer group revision(Nelsonand Carson,1998;Villamil & Guerrero,1996).Based on these findings and the author’s own experi-ence,this paper is meant to provide a practical guideto how to ensure effective peer feedback and conse-quent revision.
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