ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to show that beginner students in Turkish universities are able to write creatively though their knowledge of the foreign language is limited. Students will be given a text designed in a computer-assisted project in German writing courses. Students will be asked to develop and finalize a text in the computer environment whose introductory part is give. These texts are sent to the course instructor via e-mail. The instructor underlines the errors in the texts and sends them back to students. Students correct their errors with their classmates. They ask for the help of the instructor whenever they cannot correct an error. This method aims to ensure that students become aware of their errors and learn from errors, to develop text production and eliminate – to an extent – the paralysis experienced throughout the writing process. The samples indicate that students can be creative, and that they are free in planning and word choice.