Understanding EFL students’ participation in group peer feedback of L2 writing: A case study from an activity theory perspective

While the last three decades have witnessed a growing body of research on peer feedback in first language (L1) and second language (L2) writing, research about students’ motives for participating in group peer feedback has remained underexplored. In order to fill this important gap, this case study, guided by the constructs of activity and motive in activity theory, investigates two Chinese university students’ motives for participating in group...