Online Linguistic Messages of the Jordanian Secondary Students and their Opinions toward a Web-based Writing Instructional EFL Program
Dr. Mahmoud Ali Al-Sobh, Professor Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate Online Linguistic Messages of the Jordanian Secondary Students and their Opinions toward a Web-based Writing Instructional EFL Program (WbWIP). The participants of the study were 61 eleventh scientific grade students in four secondary comprehensive schools, two male schools and two female ones that belong to Irbid Second Directorate of Education. In order to achieve the objectives of the study the researchers designed a Web-based Writing Instructional Program. An observation sheet was used to record the linguistic messages of the students. A 24-item students' opinionnaire was distributed to the students at the end of the experiment which lasted for one month (16 normal classes).The results of the study revealed that students used the (WbWIP) had positive opinions towards using the Internet in learning the skill of writing. Moreover, there was interaction among students themselves and between students and teachers which was clear through the messages they sent concerning their linguistic behavior. Moreover, students were motivated and their performance was influenced positively.

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