Summary
😊July 19, 2018
From read Weblogs enhancing EFL students' English learning by Usa Noytim.
A content analysis was used to analyse the data that derived from short questionnaires, interview questionnaires and student Blogs.
Three types of Weblog used in the language classroom are the tutor Blog, the learner Blog and the class Blog.
Research questions:
👉1. What is the extent of students' knowledge and experience of Weblogs?
👉2. What are students' perceptions of use of Weblogs?
👉3. What are students' attitudes towards use of Weblogs?
The participants.
The participants of this research were twenty undergraduate English major female students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University.
The research was conducted in the second semester of academic year 2008. This course aimed to enable students to develop reading skills, develop thinking skill and skills in writing different genres of texts.
Potential values of Weblogs.
💥Advantages of Weblog use as follows. They viewed Weblogs as a medium of self-expression online and a tool to enhance English language development. Weblogs offered opportunities for writing and reading practice and communicating with other people.
💥 Disadvantages of Weblog such as time investment, plagiarism, neglect of teacher feedback and correction, and Bloggers' privacy with their personal information.
Weblogs can provide an exciting and motivating learning environment where students have a sense of ownership and readership.
