Students’ Views on Telegram-based Writing: The Case of Law Majoring Students of Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia

Abstract

The study tried to analyze the students' views on Telegram-based writing: the case of 2nd year Law department students of Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. A qualitative case study research design was used to answer this objective. Five (N=5) participant students were purposefully selected for the study. Semi-structured interview and secondary sources were utilized to collect rich and relevant data. The units of analysis and the categories were defined into various themes based on the research variables, and the participant's responses were coded. Content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data, and it supported the researcher to interpret or narrow down the detailed data into categorized significant themes. The qualitative data gained through secondary sources helped the researcher to strengthen the findings of the study. After all, the conclusions depicted that second-year Law major students of Salale University revealed favorable view towards the Telegram-based writing to advance their skills of writing. Writing via Telegram allowed the students the skills of effective writing, including sufficient grammatical knowledge, correct spelling and capitalization, appropriate punctuation, varied or rich vocabulary, and word economy; hence, they could develop error-free sentences, and handle the anxiety of writing. Likewise, the student's language understanding constituted confidence in writing; as a result, they were devoted to the regular practice of writing; this, in turn, positively influenced the students' interest and motivation for writing to gain writing ability. Thus, the instruction of writing needs to employ Telegram on the regular bases to improve students' proficiency in writing.