Abstract: This paper presents the positive effect of the online learning environment in promoting the English language skills for students who study English as a Second Language (ESL). Recently, many research studies have inquired into how engaging diverse (ESL) students in an online learning setting can advance their English language skills in all academic language areas (writing, reading, and speaking). Moreover, how the collaborative learning environment via the internet can reduce the “affective factors” and contribute effectively in developing students' personal and social behaviors, by engaging them in a social, flexible, and independent learning environment. The online learning environment can reinforce students’ writing skills and motivate them to provide high-quality work, through some strategies such as peers' feedback and peer observation. This paper demonstrates that engaging ESL students in the online collaborative learning environment cannot only develop academic English language proficiency but also it produces a responsible, independent learner who has high cognitive skills.
Keywords: online learning, English language, promote student’s skills, ELS.
Title: The Effect of the Online Learning Environment in Promoting English Language Skills for ESL Students
Author: Haya Turjman
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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