The Use of Word Processor for Teaching Writing to EFL Learners in King Saud University

This study aimed at exploring the effect of using word processor on the development of EFL learners' performance in writing and investigating their attitude towards computer-aided writing. It was conducted at the Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University during the second semester of the academic year 2004/2005. The sample of the study was divided into two groups: the experimental group which studied writing via word processor in the E-learning Language Laboratory, and the control group which studied the same skill in the traditional method. Several computer-based techniques, methods and activities like checking errors were used to achieve the goal of the study.