You may communicate or read materials posted by speakers of the language that you are learning, but you will also be encouraged to help others who are looking to speak your native language.
Michael Gorman, former president of the American Library Association, decries the movement towards a user-controlled Internet as “a world in which everyone is an expert in a world devoid of expertise”
Technical usability is defined as the general usability of a tool for a user— how easily users can complete a task with the least number of obstacles.
Pedagogical usability applies specifically to how learnable and usable the website is for learners.
Providing users with an immediate solution to an obstacle may not be the preferred outcome when users must learn during the process
How do current users of a foreign language learning website that employs Web 2.0 technologies use the site for learning and social purposes?
What technical and pedagogical issues arise when potential users participate in a usability test of three foreign language learning websites that employ Web 2.0 technologies?