The developing potential of Web 2.0 tools for teachers of blended learning in foreign language education: myth or reality

Abstract

ICT tools have become part of the tools of teachers around the world and occupy an important place in the competence of the modern teacher, but the problem of a wide range of Web 2.0 tools and understanding their potential for further practical application is not sufficiently studied. The analysis of the scientific literature on this problem shows that the issue of high-quality integration of Web 2.0 tools into traditional learning has not yet been solved in methodological science. At the same time, analysis of the current situation and the results of a survey of 158 teachers from all administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Kazakhstan revealed the problems that teachers of universities and schools faced in the process of transition to a new format of education. The analysis showed that the respondents understand the potential of Web 2.0 tools, but the majority of teachers (over 60%) face problems of using online resources in their teaching practice, as they do not have sufficient knowledge or experience for their systematic use in teaching foreign languages. In this regard, the authors come to the conclusion that it is necessary to provide a panoramic view of the developing potential of Web 2.0 for teachers in order to achieve full-fledged learning in traditional, distance / mixed formats, as well as the development of methodological recommendations for organizing work with Web 2.0 tools.