E-Learning: Effectiveness of Utilizing Blog on Enhancing Peer Feedback in Yemeni EFL Learning Contexts
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https://doi.org/10.69844/5af2jz68Keywords:
E-learning, peer feedback, blog platform, collaborative learningAbstract
This study explores blog and peer feedback relationship from the perceptions of Yemeni EFL Level II students, English Department, Faculty of Arts, Ibb University, after a semester-long blogging. A quasi-experimental research design was used with a sample of 15 Level II students, English Department, Faculty of Arts, Ibb University, after a semester-long blogging. A survey and follow-up open-ended questionnaires were used for collecting the data. The findings revealed that the study sample and context were socio-culturally and technically adequate for conducting this study. Also, blog was very strongly perceived on enhancing and facilitating peer feedback. These findings instigate Yemeni EFL instructors to utilize blog for enhancing their learners’ peer feedback. Further studies should be conducted on investigating the blog and teacher feedback relationship.
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