THE USE OF WEB 2.0 IN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY FROM IRANIAN EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION

Web 2.0 refers to web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier web sites allowing for creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. With the emergence of Web 2.0 tools, a large body of societies has embraced the new wave of technology. One of these affected sections is education in general, and language pedagogy in particular. Accordingly, in this era of fundamental changes, it is necessary to rethink the effective use of Web 2.0 tools in language learning and teaching. Accordingly, the present study investigated the Iranian EFL teachers’ attitudes towards implementing Web 2.0 tools in teaching various language skills and components in Iranian EFL context. In so doing, a questionnaire was distributed among 112 Iranian EFL teachers. The main focus of the questionnaire was on the most important Web 2.0 tools, namely Blogs, Social networks, Emails, Podcasts and vodcasts, and Wikis. The findings showed that Iranian EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards the use of such tools in English language classrooms. Implications are discussed.