Investigating The Effectiveness Of Word Processor Application In The Improvement Of Efl Students’ Editing Practices In The Writing Skill

Résumé: In a rapidly changing world of computer technology, Word Processor is a powerful tool that has inevitably an impact on how teaching and learning in the 21st century are taking place. Teaching the writing skill in the digital age is being reshaped due to the inescapable use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) to match the needs of digital generation students. The present research aims to investigate the effect of Microsoft Word Processor on enhancing EFL students’ editing practices in the writing skill. It has been hypothesized that writing with Microsoft Word would significantly enhance students’ editing practices. To test out this hypothesis, a quasi- experiment was carried out with a pre- test and post-test design in which a sample of 36 randomly assigned third year secondary school students at Ferhati Hmida secondary school participated. Unlike the control group who received conventional editing lessons with pen and paper, the experimental group was taught editing with Microsoft Word. Two writing activities were administered as an overall evaluation of the participants’ editing practices as a pre- test and post-test, respectively. We also relied on textual analysis as a qualitative method to test the hypothesis. The end results demonstrated a higher level of editing practices when using the various editing facilities of Microsoft Word in EFL writing classes. Therefore, the hypothesis on which the present dissertation is based has been confirmed.

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