Conclusion
According to teachers who have worked
with dialogue journals, there are multiple
student benefits to using them in the English
language class. Some of these benefits are the
increased motivation to write, greater fluency
in writing, increased confidence as writers,
and the ability to use writing as a means
to communicate and express complex ideas.
Students report decreased dependence on
the dictionary and a move away from mental
translation to thinking in English. Developing
a daily habit of writing and finding writing
as “easy as speaking” means that learners are
becoming more comfortable with the act of
writing. Other advantages are that students
develop critical literacy skills, gain autonomy
and empowerment as learners, and build com
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munities of learning within the classroom.
Furthermore, dialogue journals form a bridge
for English language learners from personal
writing to formal academic essays