In this passage, I will share my thoughts and opinions on how language learning changed in the 21st century.
Learning
As humanity, we've been passing down information to future generation in hopes that they'll learn and prosper since the day we started to think. Wherever you go that human civilizations have set foot before, you can always find pieces of information scattered around wether it be cave paintings, stone tablets or books.
Books
Books have been the number one conduit of informantion for thousands of years. With the invention of the printing press, they became one of the most influential tools in history. Medical books helped create modern medicine and saved countless lives. Constitutions and the holy books shape the way the world works today. With the advances of the technological era, information is easier to acces than ever.
Technology
In the 21st century, most of us have access to technological devices, you're reading this post using one. Computers, smart phones, smart watches, even smart fridges are able to connect you to the internet. With the invention of the internet, all of the information we scribbled, printed or carved onto rocks are now accesible to everyone through one giant international hub. This was especially revolutionary for schools and teaching institutes that had their foundations built on books. Nowadays we see smartboards we can write on without the messines of chalk or the markers that are always empty, we have tablets and laptops which allow us to take notes and erase them easily without wasting any paper or pencils.
English Learning
With the implementation of computers in classrooms, english can now be taught through Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). As a language teacher candidate myself, I think this method makes the process of learning a language much easier. Today we can find media in every language or people to communicate with. Teaching methods like communitative language teaching and language immersion are now easier to implement and more effective with CALL. But does that mean we should leave the old ways in the past? Are the ancient tools of learning that got us here now obsolete? In my opinion, no. I think books and other forms of education have inherent value and should be cherished for their lasting legacy. What do you think?
