BALL (Blogs Assisted Language Learning): Are Malaysian Secondary School Students Prepared to Use Blogs in ESL Learning?

Autor/inn/en	Ariffin, Zurainee; Yaacob, Aizan
Titel	BALL (Blogs Assisted Language Learning): Are Malaysian Secondary School Students Prepared to Use Blogs in ESL Learning?
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 5 (2014) 5, S.123-132 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Journals; Electronic Journals; Secondary School Students; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Student Attitudes; Suburban Schools; Student Surveys; Instructional Effectiveness; Technology Uses in Education; Sex; Personality Traits; Student Characteristics; Preferences; Language Proficiency; Interviews; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studentenzeitung; E-Journal; Sekundarschüler; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schülerverhalten; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Schülerbefragung; Unterrichtserfolg; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study aimed to find out second language learners' perceptions on the use of blogs in their learning process. Participants were 20 secondary school students from a suburban school in Kelantan, Malaysia. The students read articles, discussed in their respective groups and posted their comments in their group blogs in two kinds of learning environment; being supervised face-to-face and virtually. A survey and also oral interview were administered to elicit participants' perceptions on the use of blogs. The results showed that although the incorporation of blogs in ESL learning were perceived positively among the learners, teachers need to be aware of several factors affect the effectiveness of using this technology in their teaching such as students' gender, personality and learning preferences. This paper also provides some pedagogical implications in the use of blogs for ESL learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01