AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the use of Web 2.0 technology for autonomous
language learning among undergraduates in regard to gender differences within the
context of higher education level in one of the public universities in Perak, Malaysia.
The first objective was to identify the differences between the male and female
learners‟ preferences of Web 2.0 tools for autonomous language learning. The second
objective was to investigate male and female learners‟ reasons for their preferences of
Web 2.0 tools for autonomous language learning. The third objective was to
investigate how male and female learners used Web 2.0 technologies for autonomous
language learning. An explanatory sequential design was employed in the study by
using questionnaires and semi-structured interview as the instruments. The
questionnaires were analysed through inferential analysis by employing Chi-Square
Test while the interview was analysed through thematic analysis. Using random
sampling, 92.....