Assessment of the linguistic mode of writing with the possibility of revision and correction of the text Evaluación del modo lingüístico escribir con posibilidad de revisión y corrección del texto

Abstract

In research about writing, it's been indicated that revision and correction of text are fundamental aspects of writing. It’s also suggested that the way people write can be studied based on linguistic modes, defined as facilitation of the performance in an active linguistic mode (indicating, writing or talking) as a result of the previous exposure to a reactive linguistic mode (observing, reading or listening). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the exposure of undergraduates to different reactive modeson the linguistic mode of writing, as well as revision and correction when the written text is presented to them again. The participants, assigned to one of three groups, first wrote a text about the water cycle, then were exposed to one of three reactive linguistic modes, and last, were presented with the text that they had previously written about the water cycle to check and correct. The results show higher scoresin the groups exposed to the reading and listening modes, followed by those that were supposed to observe; no correction on the texts was found. The results are discussed in terms of linguistic modes research and the required aspects of revision and correction of texts interventions in mental and physical health issues based on the recognition of diversity and interculturality.