APPLICATIONS OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

English language plays very crucial role in making careers of the students in any area of business, arts, humanities, medical or commerce, in private sectors or within the government, or in science and technology. English is considered the key factor to professional success. It is this language which can uplift us in many ways. The ability to handle language effectively and clearly is valuable in many occupation and profession. The aim of this study was to explore ELT (English Language Teaching) student teachers' perspectives on the use of web 2.0 technologies in language learning contexts. In order to do so, 139 student teachers from Rajeev Gandhi Technical university in Bhopal were given training on web technologies along with their practical usages. Three months after this training, a questionnaire adapted from previous instruments was administered to participating student teachers. Moreover, the follow up interviews were carried out with only 20 student teachers in five groups, the aim of which was to take a deeper insight about the items in the questionnaire. Both the questionnaire and the interview results revealed that student teachers seemed to have positive feelings about the use of web technologies despite some challenges such as lack of technological devices encountered.