The Role Of Google Classroom In Enhancing Writing Capacities Through Electronic Feedback

Abstract

Teaching the writing skill is still one of the most challenging tasks for language teachers as it entails considerable time and effort from them to help students develop their capacities in the long term. One of these challenges in the Algerian context, as revealed by this study through the use of qualitative data interviewing six teachers of writing, is the time allotted to teaching writing and the over-crowded classes which make the task even harder for the teacher to evaluate the writing performances and to provide appropriate feedback to learners. The aim of this paper is to come up with some solutions that teachers can benefit from in order to save time and help students excel in writing. In that respect, teachers can deliver electronic feedback by using the Learning Management System (LMS) known as Google Classroom. In so doing, an attempt will be made in order to show the benefits of electronic feedback delivery using this software focusing on how it could be effectively used with regard to writing instruction.