Résumé:
In EFL learners strive to acquire the necessary language skills in order to be able to
communicate effectively in the target language. Writing is amongst EFL pillars and one of the
skills that takes time and practice to master. It helps EFL students with certain opportunities,
such as communicating ideas and researching papers. Algerian EFL students suffer in their
writing process- essay writing in particular, and they, most of the times, fail in their writing
performances because of some crucial factors. This paper analyzes the different factors
affecting Algerian EFL learners in their essay writing. It also proposes a helpful strategy for
improving their essay writing through ICT and Task- Based Approach which was conducted
as an action research with second year EFL students at the English department at Jijel
University during the second semester of 2013- 2014 academic year. The results showed an
improvement in students’ writing skills after conducting the aforementioned strategy of taskbased
learning approach together with the use of ICTs.
