Investigation on the use of discussions during task performance among Malaysian students from a degree in psychology programme is the objective of this study. The participants selected had completed a product-centred English course which focused on communication at the workplace, academic writing and reading for academic purposes prior to data collection. A group-writing task in the form of producing a memorandum was performed by the participants in this study. Research instruments used to obtain data of the student collaboration were interviews, diary entries and observations. Consequently, benefits and challenges on task performance derived from the use of discussions were obtained. It could be concluded that student collaboration among mixed proficiency students should be monitored closely so that the collaborators regardless of their proficiency could mutually benefit from the sessions.
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