Vol 4. No. 1 Mar 2009
Journal of Cambridge Studies
64
The Application of Blog in English Writing
Di ZHANG
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Foreign Language School, Linyi Normal University
ABSTRACT
:
The purpose of this thesis is to introduce the blogging phenomenon and
the effectiveness of using blog exchanges for English writing. Firstly the thesis points
out that the blog is an effective tool for students to improve English writing on the basis
of the general observation of features and its
application in education. Then it further
described the influences of using blog for stud
ents in English writing. This thesis also
discussed how to engage students’ reflective learning in English writing through the
blog. There are also suggestions for the research on blogging and its potential for its
pedagogical application to education, especially the teaching of English writing.