Wikis, as one of the Web social networking tools, have been increasingly integrated into second language instruction to promote collaborative writing. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of wikis as a collaborative tool affected language learners’ writing accuracy. To this end, 72 EFL learners were selected from a language institute in Gachsaran, Iran. The selection of participants were based on the results of their OPT test scores (among 80 students). They were randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. The participants of experimental group were asked to upload their writing assignments in the teacher- created wiki site where they edited and corrected their classmates’ writings and sometimes discussed their writing topics. On the other hand, the control group delivered their writing assignments to the teacher for corrections and corrective comments. The participants’ performances in pre-test and post-test were compared. The obtained results indicated that the participants in the experimental group significantly outperformed their counterparts in the control group in terms of writing accuracy. The results confirmed the positive effect of teaching writing through wiki. Manuscript profile

The present paper was an endeavor to explore the impact of using metacognitive strategies on EFL learners' writing performance. Also, the learners’ views on the use of these strategies in their classes were assessed. To this end, 40 intermediate learners participated in this study. The experimental group included 20 students who underwent metacognitive writing strategies instruction while the control group included 20 students who followed the routine teaching of the writing skill of the language school. All participants sat for the same writing pretest at the outset and the same posttest once the treatment was over. Moreover, a metacognitive writing questionnaire was used to explore the learners’ views toward employing the mentioned strategies. The results indicated that the employment of metacognitive strategy significantly affected the learners’ writing performance. Furthermore, the learners held positive views on the effectiveness of the mentioned strategies regarding planning, monitoring, and evaluating their writing performance, and, among all, monitoring was used mainly by the participants. Manuscript profile

The present paper was an endeavour to explore the impact of using metacognitive strategies on EFL learners' writing performance of a language institute in Gachsaran, Iran. Also, the students’ views on the use of these strategies in EFL classes and their effect on the writing performance were assessed. To this end, 40 intermediate learners were recruited to participate in this study. The experimental group included 20 students who adopted metacognitive writing strategies, while the control group included 20 students who followed a conventional teaching writing skill. Firstly, all participants took part in the same pre-test of writing, and the scores were recorded. Then, implementing the mentioned strategies started after running the pre-test. Finally, the students of both groups took part in the post-test and the scores were recorded carefully. Moreover, a metacognitive writing questionnaire was published to explore the views toward employing the mentioned strategies. The data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The results indicated that the employment of metacognitive strategy significantly affected the Iranian EFL learners’ writing performance. Further, the EFL learners hold positive views on the effectiveness of the mentioned strategies regarding planning, monitoring, and evaluating their writing performance, and among all, “Monitoring” was used mainly by the participants. Manuscript profile