Students' Out-of-Class Web 2.0 Practices in Foreign Language Learning

Autor/inn/en	Kuznetsova, Natalya; Soomro, Kamal Ahmed
Titel	Students' Out-of-Class Web 2.0 Practices in Foreign Language Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Educational Development, 6 (2019) 1, S.78-94 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2310-0869
Schlagwörter	College Students; Second Language Learning; Informal Education; Web 2.0 Technologies; Social Media; Incidence; Independent Study; Learning Activities; Academic Standards; Spanish; German; Russian; French; Semitic Languages; English; Italian; Video Technology; Web Sites; Electronic Learning; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Soziale Medien; Vorkommen; Selbststudium; Lernaktivität; Spanisch; Deutscher; Russisch; Französisch; Arabisch; Hebräisch; English language; Englisch; Italienisch; Web-Design; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01