Pre-service teachers’ voice on Web 2.0 tools for learning in EFL context
Abstract
Information and Communication Technology has always been evolving, and its advancement has affected every aspect of human life including education. As future teachers, pre-service teachers need to be aware of this development, and has to be able to follow suit by learning how to utilize the technology for their teaching and learning processes. In EFL context, Web 2.0 tools have been widely used since they provide opportunities for the users to have an interaction and collaboration with other people from around the world, and, thus, opens the opportunity to global learning. Therefore, this research aims at exploring the Web 2.0 tools that have been employed by the pre-service teachers, and it also aims at examining the lived experience of the pre-service teachers in applying some of the Web 2.0 tools for their learning process in EFL context. The results of the research are expected to provide insights for the teachers to improve the teaching and learning processes especially those dealing with the use of Web 2.0 tools in language learning in EFL context.