Blogging revisited: the use of blogs in ESAP courser
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07482-5_10
Abstract
The technological innovations of the last decades and the appearance
of the Web 2.0 have triggered various advancements in the field of education in
general and language teaching and learning in particular. The weblog or blog is
nowadays one of the most popular Information Communication Technology
(ICT) tools used for educational purposes, thus research on the use of blogs in
education has seen increasing interest. This paper examines blogging as a learning
tool in the instruction of English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP)
in tertiary education. It explores the possibilities and pedagogical value offered
by using weblogs in language learning, as well as university students’ attitudes
towards the use of blogs in their language courses.
of the Web 2.0 have triggered various advancements in the field of education in
general and language teaching and learning in particular. The weblog or blog is
nowadays one of the most popular Information Communication Technology
(ICT) tools used for educational purposes, thus research on the use of blogs in
education has seen increasing interest. This paper examines blogging as a learning
tool in the instruction of English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP)
in tertiary education. It explores the possibilities and pedagogical value offered
by using weblogs in language learning, as well as university students’ attitudes
towards the use of blogs in their language courses.