The Impact of WWW Texts on EFL Learning

Abstract The study used a comparison method to investigate the use of the Web texts in a college writing class (experiment group, fifteen students in total as opposed to eighteen in the control group). In addition, four ethnographic observations were conducted on four students. Questionnaires were given to investigate subjects’ perception about the activity. It was found that the experiment group improved their reading comprehension and writing and they held positive attitudes toward the Web activity and its prospects. There are also interesting findings from the ethnographic observations. 1 1 The paper was presented at CALICO 1997 Symposium, West Point, NY, USA, June 23‐27, 1997.