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标题：Keeping Online Diaries as an Integrated Activity for Writing Skill in EFL Classes: The Case of Penzu
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作者：Erkan YÜCE
期刊名称：Bartin University Journal of Faculty of Education
印刷版ISSN：1308-7177
电子版ISSN：1308-7177
出版年度：2020
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：132-140
语种：English
出版社：Bartin University
摘要：Web 2.0 tools can provide digital tools for teachingand learning for professionals who follow and apply the internet-baseddevelopments in their education contexts to enrich their conventional way ofteaching. The present study focused onone of the Web 2.0 tools, Penzu. Penzu is a kind of online diary through whichusers can easily take notes and keep them on the Web. The study discussed theapplicability of Penzu in foreign language classes as an integrated tool todevelop language learners’ writing skills. In this respect, a sample Penzu pagewas prepared and introduced to foreign language teaching instructors at a stateuniversity in Turkey. The study followed a qualitative inquiry. Face-to-faceinterviews were conducted with the participants, and the data were collected throughsemi-structured interview questions. After analyzing the data, the results werereported descriptively. The results primarily indicated that the EFLinstructors were in favor of implementing Penzu as an integrated tool inforeign language teaching classes to enhance students’ writing skills. Thestudy also reported several strengths and weaknesses which may promote or hinderthe implementation of Penzu language education contexts. All in all, this studyattempted to alternate traditional foreign language teaching classes by implementationof Penzu as an integrated tool for writing skill, and to pave ways for furtherstudies that foster application of Web 2.0 tools in language education contexts.
关键词：Web 20;Penzu;foreign language teaching;writing skill