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Emerging technologies personal learning environments.(Report)

Language, Learning & Technology

| June 01, 2009 | Godwin-Jones, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2009 University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Language instructors in higher education are finding that the current generation of students is coming to campus with quite sophisticated technology skills and habits. Many are fully conversant with and committed to communicating through social networking sites. They use on a regular basis a variety of Internet-based services to manage much of their lives: to locate and obtain resources, plan free time, maintain contact with peers, access media, stay informed, and maybe even learn a language. These students find waiting for them at most universities a quite different use of the Internet: communication predominantly through email and interactions with instructors and peers ...

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