An International Dimension of the Student's Attitudes towards the Use of English in Web 2.0 Technology

Autor/in	Tilfarlioglu, Filiz Yalcin
Titel	An International Dimension of the Student's Attitudes towards the Use of English in Web 2.0 Technology
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 10 (2011) 3, S.63-68 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Electronic Publishing; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Use; Influence of Technology; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Interviews; Undergraduate Students; High School Students; Informal Education; Second Language Learning; International Organizations; English (Second Language); Web Sites; Educational Strategies; Iraq; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elektronisches Publizieren; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Web-Design; Lehrstrategie; Irak; Türkei
Abstract	Web 2.0 changed the way people used Web in the field of education and especially in foreign language learning. Since its emergence in 2004, it has gained great attention of teenagers and university students. Educators regard Web 2.0. as a language learning/teaching tool. According to International Federation of Accounts (IFAC) report 2000 and beyond (1996) it has been informed that a key goal of accounting programs should be to teach students to learn on their own. The purpose of this research was to determine undergraduate and high school students' attitudes towards the use of English in Web. 2.0. technologies. This study was mainly based on quantitative design that involved 534 students out of randomly selected 550 participants from 6 different universities and 3 high schools in Turkey and Iraq. The potential of Web 2.0. was determined as creating formal and informal learning environments. Within the context of the study, the students' attitudes were revealed and recommendations were developed for language teachers and educators. It has been found that Web 2.0 technologies serve as a good learning tool in which the learners find the opportunity to practice language in a real-like atmosphere: the new medium. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10