[ESL] ‎Incorporating Technology to Classroom Writing Activities

[Jenny Lyn Fernando]

English is one of the most prominent foreign language in the world that
every educated man should learn. Is it true that using technology,
particularly word processors, helps learners of a foreign language excel in
writing? There is considerable advantage when it comes to reduction of
instruction time and it is also a fact that students incorporate the
computer in almost all of their writing activities. I believe, however, that
this does not apply to ALL writing activities. For instance, writing is not
just mainly associated with literature -- this is the cliche that I have
observed present to some English teachers. Without proper facilitating in
the part of the teacher, it just won't work. Especially, we all know that a
lot of students still rely largely on the "ever reliable" spelling and
grammar checker of word processors.

-- 
Jenny Lyn Fernando
College of Education
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines
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