Date of Publication :21st July 2021
Abstract: The world has moved to the concept of virtual world very rapidly during the pandemic. Where the classrooms teaching has shifted to online learning these days, effective digital tools have become an integral part of teaching learning process. Web 2.0 which is also known as Participative and Social Web refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content that are easy to use and compatible with other systems and devices for end users. These tools provide a chance to create learner-cantered environment that maximizes use of the target language while catering to interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. As a result, the learners can practice the language more while interpreting content. Also, the learners can demonstrate and document their language understanding through the help of the tools mentioned in the paper. The present paper provides archetypes of activities that can be incorporated in Web 2.0 which can be used in the language classroom to create appealing learning environment.
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