THE ROLE OF WEB-BLOGGING ON DEVELOPING EFL STUDENT’S ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS

Abstract

Academic writing is undoubtedly the most important skill in academic situations. It is also the most difficult skill to learn for most students. However, they offer students the chance to write, edit and publish their work for an audience, blogs allow students to engage in literacy activities without anxiety. Using the writing practice they have acquired as a prerequisite for being able to interpret the thoughts of their peers in a healthy way, they can find their writing style or adjust it according to the audience they have. Students' capacity to comprehend and speak clearly is then developed through blogging. As a result of the Internet, blogs began to be used as a means of communication. They formed the basis of a very large body of work on rhetoric, writing and the consequences of communication. The use of weblogs as a forum for unrestricted discussion in the classroom has also been used by teachers. The purpose of the recent research study was examining how Web blogging affects students' ability to write academically. Overall 52 students took part from the International University of Tourism and Hospitality in Turkestan. From 1st and 2nd years participated 32 female and 20 male students took part on this research project. The descriptive research design and Quantitative research method was used. Survey was conducted among participants. Results calculated by using using The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 23.0 version. According to the descriptive statistics students attitudes showed positive results towards use of WeB-Blogs on developing academic writing skills of students. Mann-Whitney U-test used to calculate differences between two independent variables (course and gender differences). There was no significant difference between gender and years of study at the university. The research study concluded as proving positive effect of blogging on evolving academic writing of students.