Abstract
There have been many researches on online language learning, especially online writing. Yet, research describing a reflection after experimenting with online writing to students is still under-investigated. To fill this gap, this paper aimed to inform the reflection of the researchers for the last three years conducting online writing exchange. The reflections came from the researchers’ view and students' views regarding the writing exchange program. The research design was narrative inquiry. The data were garnered from the researchers’ experiences and students’ interviews. The results of reflection revealed Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). The strengths are flip classroom, flexibility for the teacher, motivation to write, writing practice, and interaction. The weaknesses are able to write a post after the deadline, unaltered topics in stage, unavailable notification of reply, a difficult operationalized website, and a short deadline. The opportunities are adding other countries from other continents, extending the collaboration into a full semester, and adding online chat on the website. The threats are less active participation from students and less active buddy.
Highlights
The easiness of networking access allows teachers to use the internet as a way of instruction
This paper aimed to inform the reflection of the authors for the last three years conducting online writing exchange
There were around 80-120 Indonesian tertiary students participated in the online writing exchange in each semester
Summary
The easiness of networking access allows teachers to use the internet as a way of instruction. The internet shortens the gap between people. People should connect each other irrespective of the national boundary. The attention on the potential and impacts of online language learning gain a greater interest. The use of the internet for learning was revealed in Yang and Lin (2010)'s study. They investigated student behaviors, self-efficacy, engagement, as well as the connection between student activity and success in learning. Their study revealed that students’ online participation was affected by internet attitudes. The more positive attitudes are, the higher participations are. The students' writing improves as they frequently participate more in the online forum
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