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Attitudes of Thai EFL Learners toward the Use of Blogs
Pongthorn AsawaniwedAtipat Boonmoh, Ph.D.
OverviewIntroductionMethodologyData Presentation &
InterpretationRecommendationsReferencesQ&A
Asawaniwed&
Boonmoh
Introduction
The rationale of this study
Digital age
Digital native
Styles of learning
Time spent on the Internet
Change for difference Asawaniwed
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Introduction
Research question
1) What are students’ attitudes toward writing on blogs?
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Methodology
Participants
Level: First-year undergraduate students N=39
Fields of study: Electrical Engineering & Production Technology Education
Course: LNG 102 English Skills and Strategies
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Methodology
Main instrument
The students’ reflection of experience doing writing tasks/assignments on a web-based application.
N = 35
Supportive instruments
1.Four required assignments
2.Free posting entries
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Methodology
Procedure
Stage 1
Stage 2
Creating and designing a blog on
.com
Planning
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Methodology
Procedure
Stage 3:
Stage 4:
Explaining the instructions and encouraging students to write
Collecting data
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Methodology
Data analysis
1) Identifying keywords that reflect the students’ attitude or feedback about blogging.
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Methodology
Data analysis (cont.)
2) Categorizing the keywords into two main categories: Positive and Negative.
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Methodology
Data analysis (cont.)
3) Determining the factors, based on the keywords, that may indicate the students’ attitude toward the use of blogs.
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Data Presentation & Interpretation
Assignments (required entries) = 4
1)Your opinion about online-based writing compared to paper-based writing
2)Your thoughts about the performance of Jade Richards’ audition in the X Factor
3)Your interest(s) e.g., sports, music, technology and photography
4)Free topic that you would like to share
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Data Presentation & Interpretation
Assignment
Number of participants
Average word count
1 37 (95%) 92
2 38 (97%) 73
3 38 (97%) 143
4 31 (79%) 127
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Table 1: Statistics for minimum requirement (assignments)
Table 2: Extra posting analysis
Data Presentation & Interpretation
Input Entries
Written textThai 11 (18%)
English 13 (21%)
MediaVideos 29 (47%)
Pictures 9 (15%)
Total number of entries posted 62 (100%)
Average entries written/ posted per participant (N = 19)
3.26
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Data Presentation & Interpretation
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7%93%
Attitudes toward blogging
Neg-ative
15
Data Presentation & Interpretation
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Attitudes toward blogging Negative
Technical problems
Language and Computer literacy
Laziness
Boring
16
Data Presentation & Interpretation
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Attitudes toward blogging Pos-itive
Discussion & Recommendations
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Planning
Introducing
**Training**
Practicing
Facilitating
Performing
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Thank youQ&A
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