Use of Google Docs in Teaching and Learning English Online to Improve Students’ Writing Performance

Thi Hong Nhung Nguyen, T. Nguyễn
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Writing is regarded as the most challenging skill for almost all English learners because it requires their knowledge of grammatical rules and English structures. Moreover, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students could not go to universities. Thus, they had to learn online instead of traditional learning, which created tremendous difficulties for both of them. Thanks to the development of technology, many vital tools, such as word processing and computer-based activities, have been employed to assist learners in producing high–quality writings. As a result, the researchers chose Google Docs as a medium for teaching writing. The authors conducted a case study to determine the usefulness of Google Docs in developing writing abilities and highlight the obstacles it faces. Additionally, this research focuses on investigating the participants’ attitude toward Google Docs after they use it for their online writing course. The participants in this case study were 45 first-year English-majored students who enrolled in the writing classes at the Academy of Journalism and Communication. They had to study the traditional course for one month and a two–month online English course because of the pandemic. The two survey questionnaires and the assessment of writing samples were used in combination with semi-structured interviews to evaluate if the students’ abilities could be improved or not and investigate whether they had a positive attitude after the course. The findings revealed positive results in students’ writing performance as well as an optimistic view of using Google Docs.
利用Google Docs在线英语教学提高学生的写作水平
写作被认为是几乎所有英语学习者最具挑战性的技能,因为它需要他们对语法规则和英语结构的了解。此外,由于新冠肺炎疫情,教师和学生无法上大学。因此,他们不得不在网上学习而不是传统的学习,这给他们俩都带来了巨大的困难。由于技术的发展,许多重要的工具,如文字处理和基于计算机的活动,已经被用来帮助学习者写出高质量的文章。因此,研究人员选择谷歌文档作为教学写作的媒介。作者进行了一个案例研究,以确定谷歌文档在培养写作能力方面的有用性,并强调了它所面临的障碍。此外,本研究的重点是调查参与者在使用谷歌文档进行在线写作课程后对它的态度。本案例研究的参与者是45名参加新闻与传播学院写作班的英语专业一年级学生。由于新冠肺炎疫情,他们必须学习一个月的传统课程和两个月的在线英语课程。采用两份调查问卷和写作样本评估结合半结构化访谈的方式来评估学生的能力是否可以提高,调查学生在课程结束后是否有积极的态度。研究结果显示,学生们在写作表现上取得了积极的成果,同时对使用谷歌文档持乐观态度。
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