Investigating Grammarly Application Effectiveness in Developing the Writing Skill of Third Year Students of English at Mila University Center

Abstract

Writing is a central skill which plays an important role in language learning and teaching. It is one of the most important skills that should be mastered by students. That is why this study sheds light mainly on checking the learner‟s level on the Academic Writing and focuses on the difficulties that the learners face while writing. The aim of this study is to investigate the importance of the Grammarly Application in developing the different aspects of the Academic Writing. It also aims at figuring out the awareness of third year English students about the importance of using such programs in their Academic Writing. In order to answer the research questions of this study which are whether third year students of English are aware of the use of the Grammarly Application or not and whether it has positive or negative effects on improving the writing skill of the same sample. Two main tools are opted for in this study ( a Questionnaire and an Interview). The first tool is a questionnaire which is addressed to eighty (80) students of MUC and the second is an interview which is addressed to ten (10) learners of the same sample. The results indicate that there is an acceptable awareness of the Grammarly Application among the learners. It also shows that the majority of the learners who answered the interview questions are satisfied of the use of the Grammarly Application because of its great feedback that it gives for its users.