SHIFTING PARADIGMS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION METHODS WITH THE USE OF WEB 2.0

Abstract

Language acquisition through natural environment has found a new dimension with the intervention of internet, then social media and now an add-on with what is now called as Web 2.0. English language acquisition methods have seen a lot of transition since the intervention of technology and internet-based methods in knowledge sharing and dissipation. The present study focuses on the observed changes in the English language learning tools used by the students studying in technical institution. The study took into account interaction with 25 students studying in engineering courses in colleges of Bhopal. The students were screened for the popular tools they use for English Language acquisition. The analysis shows that the students were strongly influenced to use participatory internet tools and social media, now popular as Web 3.0, having varied responses towards the development of speaking and writing skills.