Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL Number 11. July 2025 Pp. 271-287

Exploring the Impact of Peer Feedback-Based Blogging on EFL Learners’ Academic Writing Performance

Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Education,
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Turkey

Abstract:

Using peer feedback-based blogs is one of the novel approaches in foreign language classes. The purpose of this research is to reveal the effect of peer feedback-based blogging on the academic writing abilities of preservice English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. The study also intends to uncover the benefits and challenges of blogs in EFL writing and to reveal the pre-service EFL teachers’ attitudes towards peer feedback-based blogging. The main question of this study is: Does peer feedback-based blogging significantly affect pre-service EFL teachers’ writing performance? The study combines quantitative and qualitative research designs using a mixed-methods methodology. A quasi-experimental approach (pre-tests, post-tests) was used for the research’s quantitative part, involving a within-group time series design where the individuals took part in a single treatment. Additionally, the researcher had one-to-one interviews with the participants as well as using questionnaires to reveal their attitudes towards peer-feedback-based blogging. The findings demonstrated that peer feedback-based blogging has a significant effect on pre-service EFL teachers’ overall writing achievement and the sub-skills of their writing performance. Additionally, according to the findings, participants expressed favourable views on blog writing as it improves creativity, self-confidence, social interaction, motivation, and academic achievement. The study recommends that peer feedback-based blogs can enable students with a well-designed platform for self-expression, collaboration, and interaction.

Cite as:

Azap, S.  (2025). Exploring the Impact of Peer Feedback-Based Blogging on EFL Learners’ Academic Writing Performance. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL (11): 271-287

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Serpil AZAP is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language Teaching at the Faculty of Education, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University. Her specialization includes teaching English to young learners, teaching vocabulary, corpus-based studies, and technology in EFL classrooms. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9722-8236