Blogging About Current Global Events in the EFL Writing Classroom: Effects on Skill Improvement, Global Awareness and Attitudes

Reima Al-Jarf
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A class blog was created and used as a supplement to in-class EFL writing instruction for freshman students. Topics that focused on current global events such as Ramadan in Islamic countries, the Tsunami in Japan, the Royal wedding, and refugees in Europe were posted by the instructor. The students were required to look for videos, photos or articles related to the assigned event and write a short paragraph (blog post) that describes the photo, summarizes the video and article content, or talk about the event in their own words. They also had to write their reaction to the event, and post comments and feedback on their classmates’ blog posts. The students worked on their blog posts individually, in pairs or small group. Comparisons of the posttest scores of students who blogged about current global events and those who used paper-and-pencil assignments on the same topics showed significant differences in writing improvement in favor of the blog group. In addition, students in the blog group had positive attitudes towards the blogging activity. They enjoyed interacting and collaborating with their classmates and reflecting on their own writing in response to the feedback and comments they received from other blog members. Blogging about current global events proved to be effective in raising students’ global awareness and enhancing their writing skills in EFL.
英语写作课堂中关于时事的博客:对技能提高、全球意识和态度的影响
建立了一个班级博客,作为大一新生英语写作教学的补充。教官以伊斯兰国家的斋月、日本的海啸、皇室婚礼、欧洲难民等世界性时事为中心,发表了主题文章。学生们被要求寻找与指定事件相关的视频、照片或文章,并写一段简短的文字(博客文章),描述照片,总结视频和文章内容,或者用自己的话谈论事件。他们还必须写下自己对这次活动的反应,并在同学的博客上发表评论和反馈。学生们以个人、结对或小组的形式撰写博客文章。用博客记录当前全球事件的学生和用纸笔写相同主题的学生的测试后得分比较显示,写博客的学生在写作方面的进步显著不同。此外,博客组的学生对博客活动的态度是积极的。他们喜欢与同学互动和合作,并根据其他博客成员的反馈和评论来反思自己的写作。事实证明,撰写有关国际时事的博客能有效地提高学生的全球意识,提高他们的英语写作技巧。
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