Objective: In this study, I investigate the efficacy of Microsoft (MS) Teams Class Notebook e-portfolios as a reflective tool in business writing courses. I address gaps in the literature regarding e-portfolio use in business writing courses in face-to-face classes, focusing on student perceptions, the impact of e-portfolios on writing skills, the…

This study aims to investigate EFL learners' perceptions of online writing instruction compared to traditional, face-to-face one and their writing self-efficacy under the circumstances of in-class and online writing instruction. Data were collected from 52 EFL learners having experienced both conditions interchangeably within the scope of 28-week…

In recent decades, web-based collaborative writing has become popular as a technical technique for improving collaboration. The study explored the effect of Google-mediated collaborative writing (henceforth GMCW) and face-to-face collaborative writing (henceforth FTFCW) on developing English as a Second Language (henceforth ESL) students' global…

Grounded in the activity theory, we adopted a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach to explore the impact of automated written corrective feedback (AWCF) on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' academic writing skills (i.e. task achievement, coherence and cohesion, lexicon, and grammatical range and accuracy). To this end, two…

Blended learning has become an emerging trend in the field of education and has caught the attention and interest of many researchers as a new approach to encourage students in their learning process, especially during COVID-19 disruption. Blended learning is also known as 'hybrid learning', 'mixed-learning or 'flipped learning' in the literature.…