Expressiveness in Blogs. vs. Pen-Paper Writing

Abstract

The study explored the expressiveness in two types of writing modes: the pen-paper and the blog entries. It also studied the students’ attitude towards implementing these tools. This paper was conducted through a mixed method approach. Eleven participants of the age range 15-16, were from one of the groups in the Experimental English Courses at the American University of Armenia. Data collection was from the students’ reflective writings and two interviews. The reflective writings were analyzed quantitatively through Excel program to find the percentages and create the visuals. The qualitative data from both semi-structured interviews was analyzed descriptively. The study concludes that blog helped students express themselves more freely than in writing in terms of the three criteria of expression chosen for this study.