Moroccan Higher Education Students' and Teachers' Perceptions towards Using Web 2.0 Technologies in Language Learning and Teaching

Autor/in	Faizi, Rdouan
Titel	Moroccan Higher Education Students' and Teachers' Perceptions towards Using Web 2.0 Technologies in Language Learning and Teaching
Quelle	In: Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 10 (2018) 1, S.86-96 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2073-7904
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Technology Uses in Education; Web 2.0 Technologies; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Instructional Effectiveness; Language Skills; Social Media; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtserfolg; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Soziale Medien; Marokko
Abstract	The objective of this paper is to examine Moroccan higher education students' and teachers' perceptions and attitudes towards using Web 2.0 technologies in language learning and teaching. The results of the study revealed that all the informants were immersed in using these Internet-based applications for personal and educational purposes. Nevertheless, while language learners reported to make beneficial uses of these online platforms as language learning tools, the great majority of the interviewed faculty members did not really benefit from these platforms. Although language teachers acknowledged that Web 2.0 technologies had a positive impact on language teaching and learning, most of them were still reluctant to incorporate these tools in educational practice. The findings demonstrated that most teachers' use of these applications was limited to sending or transferring web links and learning materials produced by other Internet users. Rather than making effective use of Web 2.0 technologies and applications as teaching facilities, most teachers used them only as a means of communication. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Laboratory of Knowledge Management & E-Learning. Web site: http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01