Enhancing EFL Saudi tertiary students’ writing skills by using Weblogs : implications to EFL program development

Abstract EN

Using technology in enhancing language learning has gained considerable attention recently.

Specifically, weblogs are claimed to act as a contributing tool to EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students’ language learning and writing.

This paper highlights weblogs’ aspects that are considered to facilitate EFL writing, and describes some EFL contexts deemed relevant to the application of weblogs.

The authors argue that although there are relevant weblogs’ facilitating aspects, any planning and implementation should further examine weblogs’ relevance and their formal applications in order to ensure effective program development.

A set of direct implications to EFL program development is also presented in this paper.

The authors hope to provide insights and understanding on the link between language learning in the form of writing development and the use of technology in an EFL context.

This will serve as a starting point for implementing effective writing curriculum and technique for teaching EFL writing.