Collaborative work: a new concept to write research articles

Academic writing in English in our context is a significant aspect that can be innovative using a convergence model of writing stages along with collaborative work. For that reason, this project aimed at analyzing how collaborative work relates to undergraduate Electronics students¿ academic writing development in English as a foreign language at Santo Tomas University, Tunja, Colombia, following some specific writing stages. Field notes, students¿ artifacts and semi-structured interview were the instruments used to gather information. Data analysis showed that writing is achievable if students can follow stages and receive feedback from the teacher. Collaborative work allowed to write research articles in an easy and dynamic way.