Digital Natives‚ Digital Immigrants: Some Thoughts from the Generation Gap by Timothy VanSlyke | | | | | | | | | In a two-part series entitled "Digital Immigrants‚ Digital Natives‚" Marc Prensky (2001a‚ 2001b) employs an analogy of native speakers and immigrants to describe the generation gap separating today’s students (the "Digital Natives") from their teachers (the "Digital Immigrants"). According to Prensky‚ the former are surrounded by digital media to such an extent
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English is spoken as an official language in the world. Therefore‚ many international students come to America to study English. Because Hawaii does not have a serious racism problem‚ many Asians choose Hawaii for study abroad. Kapiolani Community College has many international students. Those international students have to take the same courses as native English speakers to get a college degree. International students should get some advantages because they are ESL students. However‚ some teachers
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To what extent did the Spanish‚ French‚ and English interact with the Native Americans differently from 1492 to 1760? Native Americans came to a great deal of harm because of interactions with the French‚ Spanish and English. Columbus started a Spanish conquest that was able to last for decades before the next European country would get a foothold and begin their unique interactions with the natives including the British displacement and the French alliances. To varying degrees each European power
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The Economic Advantages and Disadvantages Of The Economics Globalisation For Developed and Developing Countries. According to Goyal (2006)‚ the globalisation of economics is an integration of economic factors between countries around the world through cross-border movement of capitals‚ labours‚ goods and services from one country to another country. Consequently‚ it gives an impact for involved countries‚ which are not only a benefit but also a detriment. While it may be true that the globalisation
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The term NGO (Non Governmental Organisation) seems to be deceptively simple. However it has been defined by different individuals and scholars. According to Asian Development Bank the term non-governmental organization refers to “an organization not based in government‚ and it is not created to earn profit”. United Nations defines it as “private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering‚ promote the interest of poor‚ protect the environment‚ provide basic social services or undertake
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Europeans. The Native Americans also existed in small‚ loose groups that lacked unity‚ while the Europeans were able to establish cities and alliances; another reason the Europeans conquered them easily. The fact that the Indians lived in a primitive agricultural society formed Indian reverence for the land which they believed belonged to all people unlike the Europeans who believed that they had dominion over the land and nature and could transform it at their will. But the Native Americans revered
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) refers to pupils who speak another language at home and that this other language is their most prominent language‚ in other words their mother tongue is not English. Children with EAL should not be confused with children who are bi-lingual or children who grew up or spent time in another country but still had English as a first language. The educational system in the United Kingdom has always had to cope with the difficulties and challenges that arise in the
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Marc Prensky Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001 Marc Prensky _____________________________________________________________________________ Digital Natives‚ Digital Immigrants By Marc Prensky From On the Horizon (NCB University Press‚ Vol. 9 No. 5‚ October 2001) © 2001 Marc Prensky It is amazing to me how in all the hoopla and debate these days about the decline of education in the US we ignore the most fundamental of its causes. Our students have changed radically. Today’s students
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revolutionized the teaching and learning foreign languages‚ specifically‚ English. They now provide a wealth of materials and resources‚ innovate the method of teaching and learning English and lead to the appearance of e-learning. First‚ today’s technology has provided teachers as well as students of English more choices of materials than in the past‚ when "technology" was still an unfamiliar term to the majority of Vietnamese society. As materials for teaching and learning English then were very limited
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1. Main Point. One of the effective studying English is to find your own English learning way. 2. Thesis 1) People should find their own English learning way that suits themselves. 2) Korean public English education must respect characters of each student. 3) Following popular English learning way is stupid. 4) No effort‚ no English. 5) Before you start to study English‚ understand your character and your level in advance. 3. Research 1) Internet. a. There
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