Weblongs enhancing EFL students' English language learning
1. Introdution :
It is gaining popularity in the educational realm and is extensively used
in English language leaning contexts. A Weblog is a free user-friendly technology that is easily created, tailored,
used, maintained, and frequently updated.
2. The study
2. The study
2.1. The setting and the participants
The participants of this research were twenty undergraduate English major female students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.After their teaching practicum, they returned to the university to undertake the coursework in the final semester. These students were preparing to become English teachers at a secondary level.
2.2 Method
The students read academic texts in class and performed related activities including exercises, summarising,
discussion, oral presentation, and paper-based writing. They were required to create individual Blogs using a
popular, free and easy-to-use Weblog provider: Blogger. The learner Blog was used in this research in order to
develop students’ sense of ownership in using and maintaining their Blogs.
3.Finding
3.1. Extent of Knowledge and Experiences with Weblogs
Students memories and experiences, and exchange ideas and opinions.
3.2. Potential values of Weblogs
Students viewed Weblogs as a medium of selfexpression
online and a tool to enhance English language development.
3.3 Student reaction to Weblog use
Students were positive about Weblog use and the course. Without exception, students stated that they
liked Weblogs because they believed that they aided them in learning English – developing writing and reading
skills.
3.4. The Blogs
Students’ Blogs and comments were counted and read
4. Discussion and Conclusion
Blogs are recommended to foster students’ English language development in a genuine
learning environment.
