scholarly journals Integrating Wiki in Hybrid EFL Writing Class: Exploring Indonesian Students’ Perceptions of Its Benefits and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Astrida Hafni ◽  
Rahmah Fithriani
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
State University ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students

This case study put forward a hybrid learning practice in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing classroom through the integration of Wiki.  The purpose of this study was to investigate Indonesian students’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of Wiki integrated in a hybrid EFL writing class. Seventy-nine EFL students enrolled in Advanced Writing 1 classes at a state university in Medan, Indonesia, were recruited to be the participants. The data for this study were collected using three instruments, namely; observation, online questionnaire for all participants, and interview with 10 voluntary participants. The collected data were later analyzed using content analysis.  The results revealed that overall, the participants found Wiki integration in EFL writing classes advantageous because it allows them to have meaningful interactions with their peers while also improving their writing skills. They, however, also identified some functional difficulties when navigating the platform, highlighting the necessity to adapt their past learning processes in order to adopt new, technology-enhanced learning approaches.

scholarly journals College Students' Perceptions of an Automated Writing Evaluation as a Supplementary Feedback Tool in a Writing Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Meilisa Sindy Astika Ariyanto ◽  
Nur Mukminatien ◽  
Sintha Tresnadewi
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Writing Evaluation ◽  
Automated Writing Evaluation ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Different Levels

Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs have emerged as the latest trend in EFL writing classes. AWE programs act as a supplementary to teacher feedback and offer automated suggestions and corrections to students' linguistic errors such as grammar, vocabulary, or mechanics. As there is a need for better recognition of different AWE brands utilized for different levels of students, this research sheds light on identifying six university students’ views of an AWE program, namely ProWritingAid (PWA). The six students are categorized as having high or low writing achievement. This descriptive study delineates the students’ perceptions qualitatively. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data. The findings suggest the students’ positive views of PWA because it could make class time more effective; it had useful feedback on grammar, vocabulary choices, and mechanics; and it built students‘ self-confidence over their compositions. In addition, for different reasons, the students engaged differently with PWA to enhance their drafts, e.g. using PWA only for the first drafts or for the first and final drafts. Finally, despite of the students’ constructive views on PWA, there was a risk that students only engaged superficially with the program by hitting the correction directly.

scholarly journals Utilization of Edmodo as an Online Tool in EFL Writing Class to Increase Students’ Writing Ability

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
M. Zaini Miftah
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Writing Task

This article reports the results of investigation on the utilization of Edmodo as an online tool in EFL writing class to increase the students’ ability in producing an argumentative essay. Classroom Action Research was applied in the study. 15 Indonesian EFL students who enrolled in the course of Argumentative Writing became the participants of the study. Observation, writing task, questionnaire, and field notes were used for the data collection. The data obtained were categorized into qualitative and quantitative data. The collected data were then analyzed for the conclusion drawn. The results show that the utilization of Edmodo in EFL writing class could significantly increase the students’ ability in producing an argumentative essay in the Cycle 2. The Appropriate teaching procedures are; prepare the teaching materials, introduce Edmodo, guide students to get ready to use Edmodo, give an opportunity to students to get in the Edmodo group, train students to use Edmodo group, group students in the small group via Edmodo, give students writing tasks through Edmodo, provide a guideline and tell students to follow the guideline to access their small group, ask students to post their first drafts of an argumentative essay on their small groups, ask students to give feedback on their peers’ works, ask students to revise their drafts of the argumentative essay based on the their peers’ feedback and teacher, and ask students to post their final products of an argumentative essay on their Edmodo account.Keywords: Edmodo; Online tool, EFL writing class, Writing ability, Argumentative essay

scholarly journals EFL Students 'Unmotivation' toward Writing Classroom: Bangladeshi University Teachers' Narrative Reflections

BELTA Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Shuvo Saha
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Lesson Planning ◽  
National Level ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Student Writers ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students

In L2 research tradition worldwide the concept of motivation has evolved as a well researched, theoretical construct. On the contrary, the notion “unmotivation” (Sakui & Cowie, 2012) has remained equally underresearched as an area of study. The present study is an attempt to embark on scholarly investigation on learner unmotivation in the context of Bangladesh. Here, four EFL teachers from three different universities offer narratives on student writers’ unmotivation in writing class. The participants reveal the factors causing learner unmotivation as well as share the strategies for handling unmotivation. According to the participant teachers, factors yielding unmotivation in student writers include personal, social, and national level factors, alongside teachers’ lesson planning and teaching. To address these factors actions such as reinforcing students positively, offering them freedom during learning, notifying them early about a lesson’s significance and objectives, and revising the approach to providing feedback can be effective. On the basis of these findings, derived through Narrative inquiry (Barkhuizen, Benson, & Chik, 2014), the research offers some pedagogical and research implications at the end.

scholarly journals Reformulation, text modeling, and the development of EFL academic writing

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Teguh Sulistyo ◽  
Dwi Fita Heriyawati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Academic Texts ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students

<p>This paper mainly investigates the benefits of the implementation of Reformulation and Text Modelling in an EFL writing setting. Reformulation and Text Modeling (henceforth RTM) is intended to help EFL students understand better how to write academic texts to make their texts sound as nativelike as possible. Therefore, RTM was implemented in a writing class in which 35 students participated as the respondents of the study. They were treated with RTM and their essays were then analyzed to examine the effects of the implementation of RTM on their writing products. Besides, this study investigated further the students’ perception towards RTM in EFL writing settings. The findings of this study proved that RTM is beneficial to improve students’ writing performances and students have positive perceptions on RTM. The implications of the findings for language learning are also discussed.</p>

scholarly journals EFL Students 'Unmotivation' toward Writing Classroom: Bangladeshi University Teachers' Narrative Reflections

BELTA Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-63
Author(s):  
Shuvo Saha
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Lesson Planning ◽  
National Level ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Student Writers ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students

In L2 research tradition worldwide the concept of motivation has evolved as a well researched, theoretical construct. On the contrary, the notion "unmotivation" (Sakui & Cowie, 2012) has remained equally underresearched as an area of study. The present study is an attempt to embark on scholarly investigation on learner unmotivation in the context of Bangladesh. Here, four EFL teachers from three different universities offer narratives on student writers‘ unmotivation in writing class. The participants reveal the factors causing learner unmotivation as well as share the strategies for handling unmotivation. According to the participant teachers, factors yielding unmotivation in student writers include personal, social, and national level factors, alongside teachers' lesson planning and teaching. To address these factors actions such as reinforcing students positively, offering them freedom during learning, notifying them early about a lesson‘s significance and objectives, and revising the approach to providing feedback can be effective. On the basis of these findings, derived through Narrative inquiry (Barkhuizen, Benson, & Chik, 2014), the research offers some pedagogical and research implications at the end.

scholarly journals EFL Saudi Student's attitudes toward peer feedback activities in a writing class

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raniya Abdullah Alsehibany
Keyword(s):  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Study Finding ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Student's Attitudes

PurposeThis study aims to examine Saudi female students' attitude toward peer feedback activity in writing classes with a list of questions for the students to follow during the activity, and to investigate the challenges that may prevent the use of such activity in Saudi EFL classes.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a mixed-methods to ensure the credibility of the data and obtain clear descriptions about the topic. The study instruments are (1) Writing Essays, (2) Writing Checklist, (3) Questionnaire and (4) Semi-structured interview. The data were analysis with SPSS and o 10 software.FindingsThe study results indicated that students had a positive attitude toward peer feedback with a checklist in EFL writing class. For instance, their second written essay (post) has improved and has fewer mistakes than the first one. Also, most of the participants stated that peer feedback has improved their writing quality and has enhanced their writing awareness of their weaknesses and mistakes. Moreover, the interview had highlighted the main challenges that could affect using peer feedback in writing class. Finally, the results indicate the efficiency of peer feedback with a checklist in similar teaching contexts.Research limitations/implicationsThe study focused on a small number of participants (30 students). Besides, the study dealt with students at university level only and the study focused on female students.Practical implicationsBased on the study finding, it is recommended that peer feedback should be integrated in all EFL writing classes at all levels. Based on the study finding, it is recommended that peer feedback should be incorporated in all EFL writing classes at all levels. Using checklist can help the students to become more independent learners and in time they will be able to correct their own mistakes.Originality/valueThis paper fulfills an identified need to identify how integrating peer feedback activity in writing class can improve the students' writing performance and help them to be independent learners.

Efficacy of Three Different kinds of Error Feedback on EFL Students’ Writing in China

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
Zhuxiu Tan ◽  
Chen Jiliang
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Advanced Learners ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
Efl Students

Feedback is very important for learners to improve their writing but providing effective feedback is not an easy job for the teachers who teach English writing. This is particularly true in tertiary education in Chinese context. Teacher’s explicit feedback (TEF), implicit feedback (TIF) and the guided peer review (GPR) are three types of feedback commonly used by English teachers in the EFL writing classes in China. This paper aims to examine the effects of these three different types of feedback on college students’ writings in Chinese context by using a pretest and posttest treatment, questionnaires and a case study. The qualitative results reveal that the three types of feedback are all valued by students and do help to improve their writing. GPR and TIF are preferred mostly by advanced learners but GPR triggers more self-initiated revisions and more unsuccessful revisions are found in the TIF class. TEF is mostly favored by students with lower language abilities and more successful revisions are reported in this class. These findings are consistent with the results of the pretest and posttest from the three classes. The quantitative data show that GPR contributes the highest mean score to students’ writing, and TEF the second while TIF the last. The implications of these findings are also discussed.

Benefits of Freewriting in an EFL Academic Writing Classroom

ELT Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-326
Author(s):  
Jeongyeon Park
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Writing Anxiety ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Student Reflections

Abstract This study explores possible benefits of freewriting for EFL students’ writing anxiety and fluency. Thirty university students who were enrolled in an academic writing class participated in the study. Pre- and post-writing anxiety surveys, freewritings, pre- and post-essays, and student reflections were collected as data. The study found that EFL students experience varying degrees of writing anxiety, and anxious students tended to perform poorly on the writing test. Analysis of 540 freewritings revealed that all students’ fluency improved as the semester progressed, showing a similar trend. Students generally reported positive attitudes toward the freewriting activity. They largely agreed that it improved their confidence, lessened their fear of evaluation, and deepened their thinking skills, but they disliked the absence of feedback, the topic selection, and the activity’s time limits. Benefits, possible adaptations, and the pedagogic value of freewriting were also discussed in the study.

scholarly journals Investigating conference feedback in Cambodian EFL class: students’ writing accuracy improvement and their views of the feedback

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-124
Author(s):  
Chan Hum
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussions ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Writing Accuracy ◽  
Writing Tests ◽  
Evaluation Survey

Research of conference feedback on EFL students' writing accuracy is a vital issue; however, it has never been conducted in Cambodia. This study was carried out to fill this void by investigating conference feedback to improve students' writing accuracy in four categories: semantic, grammatical, mechanic, and lexical features. It also explored the students' perceptions of the feedback in the context of EFL writing class. One class, with twelve students, from 18 to 25 years of age, with a ratio of 8:4 women: men, was purposively chosen for the study which was designed in two cycles, each with eight steps. Data were collected from the writing tests, writing assignments, students' self-evaluation survey, and focus-group discussions. Findings revealed that conference feedback had improved students' writing skills by allowing them to use correct grammar and expressions. The feedback has also developed students' engagement in the writing process. It also proposed a pedagogical implication that effective feedback through a conference approach depends to a great extent on the knowledge and experience of the teacher, classroom resources, and interactions between the teacher and the student.

scholarly journals Corrective Feedback in the Saudi EFL Writing Context: A New Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Sami Ali Nasr Al-wossabi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
New Perspective

Corrective feedback (CF) in writing classes has been a central issue in the field of SLA. Various SLA studies recommended that raising the awareness towards EFL students' perceptions and attitudes of CF practices might lead to more effective learning of writing skills and more successful teaching methods in the L2 classroom (Ellis, 2009; Ferris, 2007; Lee, 1997; Pawlak, 2014). The present paper proposes a new perspective towards the use of CF practices in writing classes at the Saudi EFL context. The study, therefore, aims at collecting necessary data on students' attitudes towards the proposed practices of CF and finding out whether such practices would be positively or negatively perceived by students. It also aims at finding out whether or not such practices are beneficial for students. The results showed approval on the use of the proposed practices of CF among the majority of participants. Participants were motivated and exhibited patent ability for self-correction.

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