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Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia

The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of using weblogs in teaching English writing skills to a group of secondary school students in Malaysia. This was done by investigating the students’ attitude towards the use of weblog in improving their writing abilities. In this study, a total...

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Main Authors: Noraslynaz Natasha Binti Arsat, Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe
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Language:English
English
Published: Penerbit UMS 2024
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PE1-3729 English
PE1001-1693 Modern English
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/
https://doi.org/10.51200/ijelp.v7i1.5417
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spelling my.ums.eprints.421382024-12-06T05:29:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/ Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia Noraslynaz Natasha Binti Arsat Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe PE1-3729 English PE1001-1693 Modern English The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of using weblogs in teaching English writing skills to a group of secondary school students in Malaysia. This was done by investigating the students’ attitude towards the use of weblog in improving their writing abilities. In this study, a total of nine Form 2 students were selected at random and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The respondents were asked about their perceptions of the use of weblogs. The findings suggest that the use of weblogs enhanced students’ writing skills and led them to achieve higher results in grammar, writing structure and the use of the appropriate vocabulary. The students admitted that they benefited from the feedback given through weblogs as it assisted them in enhancing their writing and also creativity with a view of writing more. The application of weblog in learning was effective and the feedback and interaction significantly helped in the students’ learning. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended to use weblogs in teaching English language with a focus on writing with proper support and supervision from the teachers. More studies should be conducted to establish weblog use in education in the long-run. Penerbit UMS 2024 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Noraslynaz Natasha Binti Arsat and Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe (2024) Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia. International Journal of e-Learning Practices, 7 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2289-4926 https://doi.org/10.51200/ijelp.v7i1.5417
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topic PE1-3729 English
PE1001-1693 Modern English
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PE1001-1693 Modern English
Noraslynaz Natasha Binti Arsat
Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe
Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
description The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of using weblogs in teaching English writing skills to a group of secondary school students in Malaysia. This was done by investigating the students’ attitude towards the use of weblog in improving their writing abilities. In this study, a total of nine Form 2 students were selected at random and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The respondents were asked about their perceptions of the use of weblogs. The findings suggest that the use of weblogs enhanced students’ writing skills and led them to achieve higher results in grammar, writing structure and the use of the appropriate vocabulary. The students admitted that they benefited from the feedback given through weblogs as it assisted them in enhancing their writing and also creativity with a view of writing more. The application of weblog in learning was effective and the feedback and interaction significantly helped in the students’ learning. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended to use weblogs in teaching English language with a focus on writing with proper support and supervision from the teachers. More studies should be conducted to establish weblog use in education in the long-run.
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author Noraslynaz Natasha Binti Arsat
Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe
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Wirawati Ngui Yi Xe
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title Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
title_short Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
title_full Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in Malaysia
title_sort exploring the impact of using weblog as a tool to enhance secondary school students’ writing proficiency in malaysia
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url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42138/
https://doi.org/10.51200/ijelp.v7i1.5417
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