This document discusses using blogs in English language learning. It defines a blog as an online journal that individuals can continuously update themselves. It provides tips for running a successful classroom blog, such as making the class blog viewable by all students and giving each student their own private blog for assignments. Blogs offer advantages for ESL classes by allowing students to edit their own writing and receive teacher comments. Overall, combining classroom discussion with student blogging can maximize student access to materials and teacher feedback in learning English.

1. LEARNING ENGLISH BY USING
WEBLOGS
NOOR AZURAH BINTI ABDUL RAZAK
D20101037502

2. Weblog
A weblog (or 'blog') is an online journal that
an individual can continuously update with his
or her own words, ideas, and thoughts
through software that enables one to easily
do so.

3. Creating a Writing Course Utilizing
Class and Student Blogs
(article 1)

4. Tips for a successful blog-based class:
Class blog must be viewable by all students
Students must have their own blog for
posting assignments.
Only 2 people (teacher and student) can
view the student’s blog.
Students can edit their own writing and
teacher
can add comments.
Students cannot edit the teacher’s comments.

5. Advantages of blogs

6. Weblogs for Use with ESL Classes
(article 2)

8. Using LiveJournal for Authentic
Communication in EFL Classes
(article 3)
Offer a free weblog hosting service that also
facilitates social interaction with members around
the world based on their mutual interest.
Learners write and software helps them to find
readers with its ‘interests’,’friends’ and community
features.
Reading the friends page and responding
Assigning homework

9. CONCLUSION
Weblog can be used in EFL class
Combined with essential discussion and lecture from
teacher, the utilization of both class and students
blogs can maximize student access to class materials
and exposure to teacher feedback.
The number of blog applications can be increased as
teachers continue to share their ideas for various
applications of blog for teaching EFL

10. REFERENCES
Andrew Johnson(August 2004). Creating a writing course utilizing
class and students blogs. Accessed October 02, 2011 from
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Johnson-Blogs/
 Aaron Patric Campbell (February 2003). Weblogs for use with ESL
classes. Accessed October 02, 2011 from
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Campbell-Weblogs.html
 Aaron Patric Campbell (September 2004). Using livejournal for
authentic communication in EFL classes. Accessed
October 03, 2011 from
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Campbell-LiveJournal/