Persuasive writing

Writing English in a virtual space like a blog can be very beneficial to students' writing proficiency. According to Marcuschi (2004), students feel more challenged when they know that their compositions are not going to be read only by their teachers, but also by their classmates and everybody else that access the blog. Their writing will be exposed in the world wide web. Some people say that they feel embarrassed for writing in a place where everybody will see what they wrote, however students claim that when they have the chance to interact over the internet with other English speakers, they learn a great deal of vocabulary and expand their overall knowledge about the language. In conclusion, when students have the chance to relate with the language in an authentic way, they benefit more than those who don't.