• Mohammad Basir Bakhtyari

  Author

Technology plays an important role in higher education to assist teaching and learning. Use of
web 2.0 tools can assist students to have effective learning activities. Afghanistan Ministry of
Higher Education encourages university English instructors to utilize technology in order to
facilitate language learning and teaching. Use of technology for English language and literature
students was encouraged by MoHE. This study, therefore, tries to measure students’ perceptions
on the effects of using web 2.0 technologies in enhancing writing performance. A researcher
developed questionnaire was distributed to 303 tertiary students of English and literature, and
40 of them were volunteered to be interviewed. The results generally show positive effects of
online tools utilization on enhancing writing performance. However, the participants indicated a
number of barriers faced by the universities in using web 2.0 tools. The results suggests to the
MoHE and university authorities in providing training programs for both teachers and students
in order to familiarize with the effective use of online tools in language learning.

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