Abstract
The scholarship on foreign language (FL) learning and teaching shows various ways
Web 2.0 technologies are used to promote and ease communication and gives access
to and cultural exchange of information, which are the main purposes of language
learning. Despite prolific examination of strategies and impact of Web 2.0 to enhance
language learning, researchers have not yet sufficiently examined technology
practices initiated by students themselves to support their FL experiences and the
awareness of this use. The present study reports on the findings of an exploratory
survey research project that investigated university students’ activities to use Web
2.0 sites to support their FL learning and awareness of those practices. Moreover,
the study attempts to analyze students’ reported actions through the framework
of 5 Cs (communication, comparison, communities, cultures, connections) of
ACTFL (American Council of Teaching on Foreign Languages). The data collected
from 137 FL students revealed that students are moderately engaged with Web
2.0 technologies in their FL learning practices and use such tools primarily for
comparing the foreign language and culture to the native language and culture in
different mediums. Video sharing and Social Networking were reported as favorite
tools to support students’ foreign language learning experience
Natalya Kuznetsova , Kamal Ahmed Soomro. (2019) Students’ Out-of-class Web 2.0 Practices in Foreign Language Learning, Journal of Education and Educational Development, Volume 6, 6.1.
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