Computer-Mediated Communication and Language Education: Focus on Written Communication

Autor/in	Babni, Abderrahmane
Titel	Computer-Mediated Communication and Language Education: Focus on Written Communication
Quelle	In: Journal on English Language Teaching, 9 (2019) 1, S.50-58 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2231-3338
Schlagwörter	Computer Mediated Communication; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); College Students; Writing Skills; Performance; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Essays; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Achievement; Leistung; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Marokko
Abstract	It is apparent that the internet-based and computer-mediated tools can be considered as the most recent step in the development of communication technologies. This paper aims at investigating the type of impact computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools' use has on Moroccan EFL university students' writing skills and performance. Two research instruments were used to collect the needed data, a questionnaire and a writing task. The findings reveal that the use of CMC tools has a positive impact on students' writing skills and performance. Yet, the results obtained from the writing task show that the use of CMC tools has a detrimental impact on students' academic written productions because most students failed to confine to the standards of academic writing in terms of layout, organization, style, level of formality, grammar, content, mechanics and tone. (As Provided).
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