Towards blogging: teaching adult ESL/EFL learners writing techniques and approaches in social media

Abstract

The purpose of the project was to design a course aimed at teaching students to write in an informal style, be able to summarize succinctly and write blogs from scratch. This course is designed for EFL/ESL learners. The deliverables of the course include complete lesson plans and course materials. Besides the course materials, the capstone consists of recommendations and reflections on the overall piloting experience. The five-week course was piloted at a language and training centre in Yerevan. It was designed specifically for adult learners at the intermediate level of English language proficiency. The results of the post-piloting survey (Appendix A) show that the young adults found the course useful, engaging and exciting.. The participants liked the opportunity to be self-paced since all the materials were accessible on the internet. Doing all the tasks in the classroom, the consensus the participants and the teacher came to, was another thing the participants liked and appreciated. There was nothing they would like to change in the course. They found the materials adequate to their needs. They will recommend the course to others.