An empirical study of applying E-mail exchange to college English learners' writing

Abstract

The present study is to find the effect of E-mail exchange activity on the students' writing proficiency. It aims to answer the following questions: (1) How does the E-mail exchange influence the students' writing? (2) What is the students' attitude toward using E-mail in English learning? (3) What problems do the students encounter during their E-mail exchange activity? After the E-mail exchange for an academic semester, the data was collected and analyzed with both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results indicate that E-mail exchange activity promotes the students' writing proficiency a lot. Generally speaking, the students hold a positive attitude toward the activity, and both their learning motivation and self-confidence get improved. Their problems are mainly lack of vocabulary, low response, and cultural difference, etc. © 2014 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland.