TEACHING WRITING PARAGRAPHS USING E-PEER RESPONSE TECHNIQUE (THROUGH BLOG) AT UNIVERSITY

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Abstract

This article mainly presents the use of e-peer response through blog to improve students’ English writing skill specially writing paragraphs at University. The first part of this paper discusses the   students’ difficulties in writing activity, limitation of the problem and the purposed of this paper. The second part focuses on what is the definition of peer response specially e peer response through blog and how it can be incorporated to process-based writing by using blogs, especially in the revising stage in which the writer will get a feedback from peers and have a chance to review and rewrite their composition, and how to using blog as a tool in do this technique. This writing process which is usually done through cooperative learning approach enhances learner centeredness and increases the potential of learner autonomy.  Chosing the modes of e-peer response suitable for a particular learning situation, they are oral response, written response and the last online response, and then the advantages of doing e peer response technique through blog in teaching learning activity. The third part is focuses how to implement this technique in teaching learning activity, in pre teaching activity, whilst teaching activity, and post teaching activity. The final part raises an awareness of some benefits and drawbacks of peer response process, followed by some conclusion and suggestions of effective implementation of e-peer response.

Key words: E-Peer Response, Paragraphs, Blog, Writing