“Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing
extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use
those languages, or we remain mute.”
J.G. Ballard
💥1. What are the problems struggling writers have in writing
classes?💥
Struggling writers are often less motivated to
write and fails to organize their ideas. They also have problems in expressing
their idea through composition and have trouble communicating and understanding
their teacher. Additionally, they are a lack of confidence in producing text
and insecure feeling about showing their writing to others, in particular to
their peers. These problems will be worse when learners have to write in
languages other than their native language such as in EFL classes.
💥2. What does 'digital writing' refer to?💥
Digital writing is becoming a standard way of life
for young learners. Young learners
views computers and technology as a part of their everyday
lives. The ways that computers and technology have become basic needs for
Generation M have given rise to digital writing as the medium to communicate
with each other.
💥 3. What are the three digital writing tools? Give brief
descriptions?💥
📌A blog is a discussion,
informational article or personal journal, published on the World Wide Web,
which is often frequently updated. Blogs allow
people to post or exchange information with no constraints on time and space.
📌Instant Messaging (IM))is a
form of Internet-based, real time text communication between users on the same
system. Normally, IM allows one-on-one communication, although the users can
invite a third or fourth person to join an already active conversation.
📌A network site (SNS) is a website or an online
service platform in which
interest, create a public or semi-public profile,
and interact with other users. They also allow users
to broadly view their social networks and to make more connections.
💥4. How has digital writing enhanced the teaching
of writing?💥
First, many digital writing applications offer an
anonymity feature. They provide opportunities for users to use nicknames or pseudonyms.
This anonymous identity results in less anxiety and more pleasant classrooms,
and therefore can benefit students who might be risk-averting in learning
writing.
Additionally, the anonymity feature of digital
writing enhances a peer feedback activity as
students feel less threatened and less pressured when giving or receiving
feedback.
Second in digital writing, learners actually type
out what they want to
communicate to the group or readers. They can can view their langue messages as they produce them, they are more
likely to “monitor and
self-repair
or edit their messages.
Third, digital writing promotes learners' equity in
terms of interaction.
All users have an equal opportunity to type their messages and respond to other
people's messages. This feature, furthermore, encourages collaborative, which
has a positive effect on students' writing proficiency, especially with struggling writers and students who are shy and passive
learners.
💥5. What are the things that you should take into
consideration to employ digital writing for teaching academic writing?💥
Many English teachers are still concerned that its
specific register such as shorthand and emoticons may yield negative impact to
many teen users. In particular, digital writing discourse is an informal, speaking style
of language which is full of shorthand, abbreviations, and emoticons. This
specific discourse register has been continually debated among scholars whether
or not it can harm young Generation M learners' academic discourse. English teachers and scholars are worried that these easy-to use
symbolic abbreviations will likely deconstruct verifiable grammatical rules.
💥6. Which activity do you like most? Why?💥
I like the fifth activity
most. That is Secret Admirer. Students can choose the
person whom they are interested by following that person’s timeline on Facebook, Twitter, or other SNS. The
students can then follow-up by writing a story about that person. This activity
can motivate student because students can choose the person they are interest
and follow that person then write a story in their style without limitation.
