The Effect of Using Blogs to Enhance the Writing Skill of English Language Learners at a Saudi University

Alsubaie, A.M.; Madini, Abeer Ahmed

doi:10.5296/gjes.v4i1.12224

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“…The research results and discussion show several similarities to the results of previous studies in that the use of Blog media in Writing teaching learning process can improve the students' writing scores, can increase the students' motivation and enthusiasm, and leads a positive attitude toward the use of digital technology in the classroom. Meanwhile, compared to the results of previous studies Chawinga (2017) Alsubaie & Madini (2018) Kohsamut & Sucaromana (2017) Said et al, (2013), several differences also can be found. Because this research also used Slide media in control group, and integrated reasoning level in measuring the students' writing ability, it can be seen that different media will also have different effect to the students' with different reasoning level.…”

Section: Difference In the Ability To Write An English-language Research Proposal Between Groups Of Students Given Blog Media And Those Gcontrasting

confidence: 48%

“…Wheeler in Chawinga states that social media such as Twitter and Blog can be combined to make it easier for both students and lecturers to participate and communicate actively in educational activities. Alsubaie & Madini (2018) declared that an improvement in the students' writing performance after using the blog entries. In addition, the research experiment contributed to the extension of their vocabulary knowledge.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Blog or slide? Using Appropriate Media to Enhance the Students’ Ability in Writing an English Research Proposal based on Their Reasoning Level

Arini

2020

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This experimental research is aiming at finding out which media is more appropriate to enhance the students’ ability in writing an English-language qualitative research proposal, Blog or Slide? This is also to find out whether students’ reasoning level influences their writing ability and whether there is any interaction between teaching media and reasoning level. This experimental research was conducted on the students of English Language Education of IAIN Surakarta based on the pre-test post-test control group design. The experimental group consisted of 25 students and control group consisted of 29 students. Two-stage sampling technique, purposive sampling and then cluster sampling, was used to choose the subjects. To analyze the data, the researcher used Two-Way ANOVA technique. The research results show that using Blog media is more effective to enhance the students’ ability in writing an English research proposal compared to using Slide. The students’ reasoning level also influences their writing ability. Furthermore, there is an interaction between teaching media and reasoning level towards students’ ability in writing an English-language research proposal. The students’ with high reasoning level taught by using Blog have higher writing ability compared to those with high reasoning level taught by using Slide. Moreover, the students with low reasoning level taught by using Blog also have higher writing ability compared to those with low reasoning level taught by using Slide.

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Section: Difference In the Ability To Write An English-language Research Proposal Between Groups Of Students Given Blog Media And Those Gcontrasting

confidence: 48%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blog or slide? Using Appropriate Media to Enhance the Students’ Ability in Writing an English Research Proposal based on Their Reasoning Level

Arini

2020

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“…Then, for qualitative data, the writer used purposeful sampling (purposive sampling). The researcher selected 6 of 13 samples based on the strategies and phases [11].…”

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Students’ Perceptions of English Creative Writing Using the Weblogs

Yanto¹,

Fajria²,

Arif³

2021

Proceedings of the 3rd Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2020)

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This research aimed to understand student's perception toward the use of weblogs and how weblogs help them in improving their writing skills, also investigate the positive aspects and barriers occur in the learning. This study used a mixed-methods design, in which the data were collected through online questionnaires and interviews. The participants of this study were the students of the Introduction to Creative Writing subject batch 2017. The result of the study showed that students' perception of writing on the weblog is positive, and proven to improve their writing and reading skills. The result also showed that confidence and motivation in writing for the public also increased. Moreover, the weblog delivered the most positive aspects in vocabulary. Besides its benefits, some students still had difficulties in writing using the weblog, such as internet connection problems. Although the use of this technology in improving teaching and learning in writing claimed beneficially, teachers still need to guide the students to use the weblog and the students need to enhance the display and content of their weblogs so that readers are more interested in their writings.

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“…Blogs are thought to be one of the widely used web tools in learning English language skills. Alsubaie and Madini (2018) stated that learners would be able to ensure self-learning when they will write up in the blog or in the web page. The problem-solving activities energize them, and they open the problem box by solving the blog matters with peer interaction and motivation.…”

Section: Blogging For Interaction and Motivationmentioning

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Effects of New Media on English Language Learning Motivation at Tertiary Level

Hasan

Younus²,

Ibrahim

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Different new media tools like Facebook, blogs, wikis, Google docs and YouTube are perceived to have effects on English language (L2) learner motivation at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. However, the effects of new media usage on L2 learner motivation are not defined yet in the context. This study investigates the effects of new media usage on L2 learner motivation at the tertiary level. A qualitative research design is used throughout the study to collect and analyze the data. Data were collected through six Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with 30 tertiary level English language learners from eight universities located in Bangladesh. The findings of the study show that new media usage in English language learning motivates learners immensely, transforms dependent and passive learners into active and autonomous learners, makes them participatory, engaging and enthusiastic in learning, and works as a supplement to the classroom teachings. However, culturally inappropriate and wrong interpretation of some language contents in new media tools demotivates learners. Therefore, the usage of new media tools in enhancing learner motivation needs to be keenly monitored to reduce adverse effects. The study recommends future research to be conducted to assess the negative washback of new media usage affecting L2 learners.

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The Effect of Using Blogs to Enhance the Writing Skill of English Language Learners at a Saudi University

Cited by 23 publications

References 9 publications

Blog or slide? Using Appropriate Media to Enhance the Students’ Ability in Writing an English Research Proposal based on Their Reasoning Level

Blog or slide? Using Appropriate Media to Enhance the Students’ Ability in Writing an English Research Proposal based on Their Reasoning Level

Students’ Perceptions of English Creative Writing Using the Weblogs

Effects of New Media on English Language Learning Motivation at Tertiary Level

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