The advent of the internet has increased opportunities for the creation and mutual sharing of language learning content. This paper discusses the use of blogs as an innovative method in the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language. Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development (1952) is applied to examine the learners’ writing skills through blogs. In the study, learners are encouraged to apply the writing skills they have learnt within the classroom onto blogs based on their creativity. Five blogs are then selected to explore the learners’ writing style and product in composing basic Spanish sentences. The findings from this research highlight the learners’ creativity and thinking skills in writing the blogs which promote the improvement of their basic writing skills. The task of writing blog also monitors the cognitive development in practicing Spanish language. The paper argues that the approach contributes to a new dimension in diversifying the pedagogy of teaching Spanish as a foreign language at the global level.
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