Mobilising students’ grammar skills through collaborative e-tivities with Web 2.0 tools

The aim of the paper is to present experiences using Web 2.0 tools in a tertiary ESP course. These tools were implemented in a hybrid university course through e-tivities, i.e. online pedagogical activities performed by individuals or teams of students. The current developments and trends in education brought about by the emerging Web 2.0 technologies are described along with their impact on the educational domain. In particular, the potential of employing such technologies in developing linguistic skills through collaborative learning is illustrated through examples of grammar-based e-tivities. Preliminary results are provided of students’ evaluation of the e-tivities using six different visualisation tools. Notwithstanding the challenges of such an innovative approach to grammar, integration of Web 2.0 in language instruction presents a promising alternative to conventional teaching practice where grammar is concerned, with benefits in all three psychological domains of learning.