Theoretical Framework

Kolb’s experiential learning cycle (1984) and Honey and Mumford’s learning styles (1992)
Research topic: Integrating weblog in teaching sentence variety in English Language Writing: the implication on English Language Writing Curriculum.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) can be more effective when students are required to do something rather than just talk about it. Students need to work together as a team to produce academic outputs (Klemm and Snell, 1996).This process of constructivism enables students to build their own knowledge and develop understanding by getting involved in activities and reflecting on their own experiences.
Kolb’s experiential learning model supports this constructivist approach (1984). It is based on the sound premise that much of what we learn, we learn by doing, but the students need to experience all stages of the learning cycle in order to learn effectively.CMC can be used to provide students with opportunities to apply knowledge and test theories in a reciprocal relationship with their fellow students and lecturers as co-learners. Honey and Mumford used Kolb’s model to classify learners according to their learning styles, identifying activists, reflectors, theorists and pragmatists (1992).