The Impact of Cyber Group Work on ESL Learners of Writing Skills

Abstract

The use of pair and group work in the second language classroom has frequently been proven to help learners improve their language abilities in theoretical and pedagogical perspectives. A number of studies on pair and group work find it to be a worthwhile technique in a language classroom. However, one of the challenges in L2 classrooms is what the impact of cyber group work is. This study intends to investigate the impact of cyber group work on the writing ability of ESL students comparing performances of groups of learners (individual work, traditional groups and cyber groups) on three tasks (cloze test, text reconstruction and composition). This study will confirm the improved writing ability by learners in cyber groups, comparison with traditional group work and individual work.