E-MAILING AS A TOOL TO DEVELOP WRITING IN ENGLISH
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Abstract
The recent paper is aimed to share the experiences in using internet sources such as e-mailing as a means for improving writing skills in the English language classes. It describes advantages of e-mailing to develop learning autonomy, computing skills, etc., in addition to developing writing. It also keeps privacy where lower-level students do not feel inconvenient getting results of their works. Moreover, they become even more motivated. In addition, it can help disabled learners. On the other hand,students may resist using e-mailing, considering it ineffective. It can also be problematic in such areas where the Internet connection is unavailable, or teachers cannot control their learners’ use of the internet sources.
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